Two women arrested for stealing French bulldog puppy worth over $10,000

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Two woman were arrested on Monday for allegedly trying to steal French bulldog puppy worth $10,000 from a Texas pet store.

The incident occurred around 12:25 p.m. at Petland Woodlands in Shenandoah, about 30 miles north of Houston, ABC News reports.Petland Woodlands manager, Andrew Jones told police how the women came into the store and asked to see the puppy. As soon as the dog, Mario, was brought out, the women grabbed the pup, fled the store, and sped off in a silver Chevy HHR car with no license plates.

The women were shortly arrested after they stopped over to put back their license plates. Little Mario was returned to the store unharmed. Both women have now been charged.

“This happens more often than we would like to say,” Jones, the store’s manager, told KTRK.

“French bulldogs are very highly sought after and, as a result, it is what people are attempting to steal.”

It was not the first incident in recent time that French bulldogs have been kidnapped.

In February, robbers shot a dog walker working for Lady Gaga and took two of the singer’s French bulldogs in Los Angeles.

Ryan Fischer, the dog walker, has since recovered.

Five people, including the woman who returned the dogs to the LAPD, face a number of charges, including attempted murder and dog robbery.

“Puppy snatchers get snatched!”, Shenandoah Police Department, TX, wrote on Facebook. They said;

“At around 12:40 PM, Petland employees called and reported a theft of a French Bulldog named “Mario.” The dog was stolen by two women who walked out of the store and entered a silver Chevy HHR with no license plates. The vehicle was located and stopped at Hardy Toll Road and Interstate 45 S. Both women were placed in custody, and little Mario was returned safely.

Thanks to all the hard work of the surrounding jurisdictions in helping us catch these suspects!”