Crime & Safety

Puppy Stolen At Gunpoint Reunited With Family: Report

An 8-week-old puppy is back with its family after it was stolen at gunpoint Monday during an evening walk.

MINNEAPOLIS, MN — Just in time for Thanksgiving, a puppy has been reunited with her family after being stolen at gunpoint, Fox 9 reports.

Harley Quinn, an 8-week old puppy with blue eyes and a white diamond on her back, was dropped off at the Minneapolis Police Department Fourth Precinct early Wednesday morning, and her family has retrieved her.

She was stolen Monday at around 6:30 p.m., just over a week after the Martin family of Minneapolis brought her home. Chris Martin, was walking her near the intersection of North 37th Avenue and Dupont Avenue, according to Fox 9. As they were approaching home, a car pulled up alongside them, pointed a gun, said “I’m taking her,” and took the puppy.

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Martin told Fox 9 he thinks the thief is about 16 years old.

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