2 Designer Dogs Worth $4,000 Stolen From Arlington Heights Pet Store

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, IL — Two designer dogs worth more than $2,000 each were stolen from a village pet shop Monday while a store clerk was looking for a mop to clean up some doggy doo-doo, according to Arlington Heights police.

The theft happened at around 5:57 p.m. Monday, Jan. 30, at the Happiness Is Pets Store, 15 W. Golf Road. A man and a woman entered the shop, asking to buy a dog. The store clerk set them up with a Shih Tzu-poodle mix and a Havanese, and the couple played with the dogs in a pen, police said.

During playtime, one of the dogs demonstrated that it wasn't housebroken and defecated in the pen, according to police. The clerk moved the couple and the dogs to a different pen, then left to get a mop. When the clerk returned, the couple and the dogs were gone, police said.

Both dogs each weigh a little less than 3 pounds, and they are microchipped for ID purposes. The dogs are valued at $2,065 each.

The couple is described as being either Middle Eastern or Indian and in their early 20s. The man is reported to be about 5 feet, 6 inches tall. Neither the man nor the woman were caught on security cameras.

Anyone with information about the theft should call Arlington Heights Crime Stoppers at 847-590-STOP or submit an anonymous tip by texting keyword 847AHPD to 847411. Callers and texters can be anonymous and may qualify for a cash reward of up to $1,000.

Arlington Heights police are investigating the theft of a Havanese (left) and a Shih Tzu-poodle mix from a village pet store. (photos via Arlington Heights Police Department)

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