Dog stolen from owner in brazen St. Paul attack is found safe
Update (April 26, 2024): Clementine the dog has been located safe and was reunited with her owner, according to the St. Paul Police Department. The case remains an active investigation. No arrests have been made. The original story is posted below.
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Police are asking for the public's help to find two suspects who violently stole a dog from its owner Wednesday on St. Paul's east side.
The dognapping happened just before 4 p.m. near North Arkwright Street and York Avenue in the Payne-Phalen neighborhood.
The victim told police she was walking her French Bulldog/Boston Terrier mix named Clementine, or Tiny, when two young men knocked her down and took the pet. The woman wasn't hurt.
Tiny was last seen wearing a black harness. Anyone with information on this case is asked to call police at 651-266-5650.