Crime & Safety

Puppy Stolen From Children At Gunpoint: Milwaukee Police

Two men pointed a gun at the children and made off with their puppy, a 4-month-old female white-and-tan bulldog, police said.

A puppy is missing after she was stolen last week (left); the thieves were driving a silver Infiniti Q50.
A puppy is missing after she was stolen last week (left); the thieves were driving a silver Infiniti Q50. (Milwaukee Police Department)

MILWAUKEE, WI — Police are seeking the public’s help to find two men who stole a puppy from children while holding them at gunpoint.

The incident occurred about 2 p.m. Friday in the 6000 block of West Chambers Street, according to Milwaukee police. The men pointed a firearm at the two children and made off with their puppy, a 4-month-old female white-and-tan bulldog, police said.

The suspects, who were both young men, were traveling in a 2017 silver Infiniti Q50 with heavily tinted windows and stock wheels, according to police. Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call Milwaukee police at 414-935-7272, or, to remain anonymous, tipsters can contact Crime Stoppers at 414-224-8477 or the P3 Tips App.

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