A stock image of some French bulldog puppies.Photo:Emmanuel Dunand/AFP/Getty
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Police are investigating after a group of men allegedly stole 12 French bulldog puppies from a home in North Charleston.
The homeowner and the owner of the puppies said five men, who were wearing black hoodies and black masks, entered the garage of the property and later fled from the rear with “crates filled with puppies.”
Per the report, the victims said the dogs were then loaded into black and dark gray Sedans of an unknown make or model and driven towards Dorchester Road. (The value of the dogs were listed in the report as both $32,000 and $37,000.)
Police confirmed to PEOPLE on Thursday that an investigation into the incident is still ongoing and no arrests have been made.
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According to local media outletWIS News 10, the canines were taken from the home of Henrietta Woodward, who reported the pups missing with her son.
“I’ve been living here for 35 years in this community, and I’ve never had any problems,” Woodward told the outlet. “So, for this to happen it’s really…. It’s shaking. I mean like my daughter and I slept on the couch in the den last night because we were just like, we couldn’t sleep.”
“Anything, any little thing that you might hear or see that could help us get our puppies back and Frenchie the mother back. We’d really appreciate that,” she added.
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Per the police incident report, both the property’s and the neighbor’s cameras were not in working order on the morning of the incident. The report also states that the suspects didn’t appear to attempt to enter the home from the garage.
Woodward is offering a $5,000 reward for the safe return of the dogs, according to WIS News 10.
source: people.com
