Ybor Heights community helps neighbor track down stolen dogs

The Brief

  • A Tampa dog owner is thankful for her Ybor Heights community after her neighbors worked together to track down her stolen pups.
  • Home security video showed two teens opening a resident’s backyard gate and walking away with puppies, Luna and Orion, Friday morning.
  • Tampa Police said two teenagers were later arrested and charged with burglary and petit theft.

TAMPA, Fla. A Tampa dog owner is thankful for her Ybor Heights community after her neighbors worked together to track down her stolen dogs.

“My family and I are super grateful for the neighbors we have!” dog owner, Nelly Gonzalez, told FOX 13. “Who would have thought a neighborhood would come together to help find some puppies. Such a blessing to have such fantastic neighbors around.”

The backstory:

Gonzalez told her neighbors the puppies, who were outside in her backyard, went missing Friday morning.

“My heart dropped. I was like, Oh no, the puppies are missing!” neighbor Tanisha Johnson said. “I want to do everything I can to help her find her puppies.”

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