Crime & Safety
Woman Breaks Into Hicksville Home to Steal Dog She Gave Away: Police
The woman stole the dog after the new owner refused to give it back, police say.
Photo: (l-r) Jaime Grant-Hewson, Samantha Leo
A 35-year-old woman was arrested Tuesday for breaking into a Hicksville home and stealing a dog she gave away two years ago, police say.
According to authorities, Jaime Grant-Hewson, of Ronkonkoma, gave away her Jack Russell terrier to a 50-year-old Hicksville woman due to a hardship. Grant-Hewson recently asked for the dog to be returned to her, but the woman refused, police say.
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On Saturday, Grant-Hewson entered the woman’s Moeller Street home through a front open window and stole the dog at 6:25 p.m., police say.
A police investigation led to the arrest of Grant-Hewson and Samantha Leo, 35, of Islip, who police say remained in the car while Grant-Hewson burglarized the home.
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Detectives returned the dog to the Hicksville woman.
Grant-Hewson and Leo were both charged with second-degree burglary. They will be arraigned Tuesday at First District Court in Hempstead.
NCPD photos: Jaime Grant-Hewson (L) and Samantha Leo
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