Thief faked seizure while accomplice stole two puppies from pet store
An unusual robbery occurred at Perfect Pets, a pet store in Centennial, Colorado, United States, when three men executed an elaborate plan to distract employees and steal two puppies valued at more than $8,000.
The incident, which occurred on Friday, was confirmed by the Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office, which is currently on the trail of those responsible.
A premeditated distraction According to the official report, three men entered the store within minutes of each other, walked around the place and asked questions about 11-month-old bulldogs.
At one point , one of them pretended to have a seizure, causing a distraction among the staff at the establishment . While the employees attended to the supposed emergency, another of those involved took the puppies and left the premises.
A worker tried to stop the escape, but the suspect managed to escape with the dogs. He and his partner then got into a gold Cadillac Escalade with chrome wheels, where a fourth suspect was waiting at the wheel.
Three thieves in Centennial, Colorado, staged a seizure so they could steal a pair of valuable bulldogs from a Denver-area Perfect Pets on Friday.The man who faked the seizure was detained but the other two thieves made off with the two dogs worth $4,300 each and hopped into a… pic.twitter.com/r5BNKYrqDz
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The Sheriff's Office identified the man who faked the seizure as Timothy Davis, 37. Davis was arrested at the store by deputies and faces charges of conspiracy to commit a felony, theft and drug possession. He currently remains in custody with bail set at $2,500, awaiting his first court appearance scheduled for Thursday, according to jail records.
NBC News reported that it has not been determined whether Davis has legal representation. Additionally, a spokesperson for the Arapahoe District Attorney's Office did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the case.
The stolen puppies. Photo: Arapahoe Sheriff
On Tuesday, the Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office reported that an unnamed woman returned one of the stolen puppies. The woman had purchased the animal from a street vendor in North Denver for $1,500, but after seeing the news and noticing the match with the images of the stolen dogs, she decided to turn it over to authorities.
“She immediately called the store when she realized her pup matched the photos in the story,” the sheriff’s office said in a post on X. “Perfect Pets is grateful to have been reunited with the dog and plans to reward him.”
No further arrests have been made and the second puppy remains missing, a Sheriff's Office representative told NBC News in a phone call.
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