Molly the puppy was stolen this past weekend in Nanaimo and her family is eager to get her back.
Nanaimo RCMP said the six-month-old Rottweiler/German shepherd/Labrador cross was tied to a bench outside London Drugs at the Port Place Shopping Centre about 5:30 p.m. Sunday and was gone when a family member checked on her about 5:45 p.m.
The missing dog was immediately reported to police and mall security, which was able to provide a picture of a suspect from surveillance video. The video shows a man on a neon-green mountain bike riding off will Molly running alongside.
The suspect is described as white and 25 to 35 years old with numerous tattoos. He was wearing a black muscle shirt, blue jeans and a black and white bandana around his neck.
The dog had a red collar and a tag that said “Bunni.”
Nanaimo RCMP ask anyone with information to call them at 250-754-2345. To make a report without giving your name, call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477), go to nanaimocrimestoppers.com or text 274637 using the keyword “Nanaimo.”
