Police arrested a woman on Wednesday for steal and Yorkshire terrier dog, valued at $4,500 dollars, from a puppy store in the city of Doral, in Miami-Dade.
Elizabeth Maria Valdes32 years old, entered the store last Friday around 10 am World Famous Puppiestook the Yorkie from its kennel, began playing with it, and then told an employee that she was taking the pup and “she didn’t give a damn,” according to the Doral Police Department arrest report, cited by Local 10 News.
Business employees cited by America TeVe They said that the woman had visited the store on several occasions and that this time, after carrying the puppy, she warned them that she was pregnant to prevent them from approaching her, before leaving with the animal in her arms.
A surveillance video obtained by local media it showed Valdes with the dog loaded, past the checkout counter and straight out the door.
The agents detained her this Monday at her apartment, located on Lake Drive, less than a quarter of a mile from the store, and recovered the puppy.
After her arrest, the woman admitted to entering the establishment and take the dogAlthough he told officers he “didn’t think it was going to be a big problem since he always visits the business and the owner was his brother’s best friend.”
According to Doral police, she also told detectives that she “thought her mother had already paid for the puppy,” but neither woman could produce a receipt to prove it.
“She was very aggressive,” he told NBC6 Carlos San Andrés, who was working in the store at the time of the robbery.
The employee added that Valdés “was a client” and that “he arrived, like, two weeks ago; he glanced at the Yorkie. She said that her mom was going to buy her the puppy. We tell her the price, and she came in, like a week ago too, in the same way: ‘I’m looking for the puppy. My mom is going to buy it.’”
Valdés faces a charge of third degree grand theft and was detained at the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center in Miami-Dade County. A judge set her bail at $5,000.
According to press reports, World Famous Puppies is a well-known store in the country for its breeds and its global following on social networks; In addition, television and music stars have bought pets in that business.
