Livermore police have reunited a French bulldog with its house owners after it was doubtless dognapped greater than a 12 months in the past.
Police stated that on Jan. 4, they discovered a parked car that was reported as being pushed recklessly. The driver of the car “ran off,” police stated in a Facebook submit, however was recognized as a parolee with an energetic no bail parole violation warrant.
Inside the automotive, police discovered an deserted French bulldog they took to the East County Animal Shelter in Dublin. A crew additionally towed the automotive.
A technician from the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office discovered a microchip on the canine and found the canine belonged to a household in Chula Vista in San Diego County.
The Sheriff’s Office contacted the household and discovered the canine was named “Muny” and went lacking greater than a 12 months earlier than.
The household knowledgeable the shelter that in Muny’s disappearance, they have been dogged with messages from an unknown sender asking for cash for his return. The alleged wrongdoer by no means gave any proof that they had Muny, so the household felt they have been being scammed.
Once the house owners discovered Muny was secure, they drove up north, reunited with the canine and took him dwelling.