Stolen puppy worth $7k returned to Aurora pet store: police

The English Bulldog puppy, valued at over $7,600 was stolen from Furry Babies in the Fox Valley Mall, police said.

A male barricaded himself inside a home after police responded to calls of shots fired Oct. 6, 2019. — Aurora police are hoping to locate a couple believed to have stolen a dog valued at more than $7,600 from a pet store in the Fox Valley Mall in suburban Aurora.

A puppy stolen from a mall in west suburban Aurora was returned Tuesday.

Officers were called to the Furry Babies pet store in the Fox Valley Mall, 195 Fox Valley Center Dr., for a report of stolen English Bulldog puppy valued over $7,600, Aurora police said.

A person returned the puppy to the store and told employees that a couple asked him to bring it back, police said.

The puppy was unharmed, and a microchip confirmed it was the one that had been stolen, police said.

A preliminary investigation found that the suspects allegedly used a fake identity to apply online to adopt the puppy and visited the dog in the store, police said. Officers believe they showed a fake identification card and gave incorrect information to the store’s clerks before eventually leaving with the dog.

An anonymous caller told authorities the names of possible suspects, and Aurora police are investigating the leads.

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