Boston Car Stolen With Dog Inside: Found Safe In Everett Cemetery

BOSTON, MA — A car was stolen Sunday in East Boston, which is bad enough for the owner. But inside that car was a dog, and that dog needed medication.

A doggie day care in Boston sounded the alarm across social media in the hopes of finding that dog and reuniting him with his owner, Rosa. On Monday, it worked, and Chief was returned safe to his owner.

"He was found in Everett at a cemetery in the car," said the folks at Harbor Hounds who was the major force behind the social media push to find Chief.

Police relayed to the owner that that social media push helped put a lot of pressure on the man who stole the car and Chief. "Although he is still at large at least we have Chief back," said the folks at Harbor Hounds in a message to Patch.

Harbor Hounds posted to Facebook that one of their client's car was stolen with her Yellow Lab, Chief, still inside.

The car that he was in was a white Hyundai Santa Fe with MA plates. It also had an Italian flag sticker in the back window, according to the post on Facebook. The folks at Harbor Hounds told Patch it was taken from a lot but not at the Harbor Hounds establishment. They were just helping out because Chief's owner was not on social media.

Chief eats special prescription food and uses medication for severe allergies, according to Harbor Hounds.

Anyone with information about the car or the dog was encouraged to call the police or the number in the post below.

Harbor Hounds posted a photo of a parking lot where a man appears to be getting into the car that was later reported stolen with the dog inside. The time stamp puts it at 8:45 a.m.

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Photos courtesy Harbor Hounds