Overview
- Chicago police say the 5-year-old dog, Charlie, was taken just before 6 p.m. Friday near Armitage and Clifton in Lincoln Park after being briefly tied outside a daycare.
- Home surveillance showed a person in a dark hoodie asking, “Whose dog is this?” before unleashing Charlie and walking west of Racine, according to the owner.
- By Sunday, two community members who spotted Charlie at a Target tracked the dog and the alleged thief, then alerted police and the family as they headed to a Jewel in Uptown.
- Charlie, who is microchipped and had a collar with contact details, was reunited with his owners, who committed a $5,000 reward that was split between the two good Samaritans.
- One of the recipients gave their share to the other, and Chicago police say the investigation into the theft remains active.