Have you seen this dog? This golden doodle puppy and four more in the litter, as well as their mother, were stolen from an apartment on Cunard Street last night, along with a 52-inch TV, a $3,000 watch, computer and camera equipment.
A Halifax Regional Police Department release mischaracterizes the robbery, says the victim, who we’re identifying simply as JP for concern for his safety. The release, in its entirely reads as follow:
GO# 11-150945 – Break and Enter – Approximately 1:30 a.m, police
responded to the 5000 block of Cunard Street. Upon arrival, officers
located a suspect inside the residence and was arrested without
incident. The second suspect fled on foot. Numerous HRP members
responded and after a lengthy foot chase, the suspect was eventually
cornered and taken into custody. Two young offender males will be
facing Break & Enter charges and will appear in Youth Court in Halifax
in the morning.
Without any further knowledge, someone reading the release would think that the police interrupted a robbery in progress, heroically chased down the bad guys and all was set right. The reality is more complicated, says JP.
“I was heading home around 1:30 before going to work,” he says, “when my neighbour called to say my house was being broken into. The cops were there… they wouldn’t let me in at first, but then they did, and I said, ‘Where are the dogs?'”
Another neighbour has trained video equipment on the building, says JP, and says that “four or five” people were involved in the burglary. The group broke in through a front window, but hauled the stolen goods away with a vehicle through the back door.
The police have been “useless” in helping to locate his property, says JP.
“I’m moving,” he says. “I’m pretty sure they were watching me… it’s not safe to stay there.”
The stolen dogs, which would sell for about $1,000 each, were all promised to family and friends, says JP. A family member posted an ad on Kijiji for their return, and JP asks anyone who has seen the dogs to call him at 981-6493.
This article appears in Sep 29 – Oct 5, 2011.
The Kijiji ad no longer exists.
More of Trudeau’s legacy children enriching Canadian society.
Tim, next time as the interviewee the next question which would go something like “What do you EXPECT the police to do and how should they go about doing it?”
Seriously. This was a lame cheap shot at the police and you probably know it.
If he is any kind of a legit breeder the pups will have either tattooed serial numbers or chip implants. Bet they don’t.
some of the info isn’t correct on this article.. and there is a reason why he had said that “useless” comment. It was a response to what one of the offenders said and the police seemed to be ok with going along with the story. He was upset at the time, feeling nothing was being done. He feels differently now that the Pups are returned. Unfortunately it’s hard to get the story strait in some cases. But the main thing is the puppies are returned and unharmed!
I stand by the quote and the context of the quote. There is nothing “incorrect” in this piece. Someone changing his opinion after the fact doesn’t make my reporting “incorrect.”
No one has told me the puppies have been returned…. some information on that would be appreciated.
I apologize, I should have talked to JP before commenting. I think maybe some things were misunderstood when he was giving information, from what he told me this morning. I know he is appreciative for the police response and efforts they put in which resulted in the safe return of the puppies. I believe he plans to write today, in which I am sure he will give you information about the return.
I apologize too. I should have read it a little more closely. Could you use quotation marks or italics next time to indicate when a quote starts and The Coast’s editorializing begins? Thanks in advance.
Which of this is JP and which is The Coast:
Without any further knowledge, someone reading the release would think that the police interrupted a robbery in progress, heroically chased down the bad guys and all was set right. The reality is more complicated,
?
I think the police and our neighbor did an outstanding job catching the scumbags who broke into the apartment and finding the puppies and returning them. The mother of the puppies was never taken. The apartment and the area are not unsafe, it was an opportunistic crime and is unfortunate, but has little to do with this neighborhood or the residence being unsafe.
This break and enter was an unfortunate incident, and one that our officers treated very seriously. Unfortunately, the blog is an incomplete representation of the incident. Halifax Regional Police didn’t receive a call from anyone at the Coast to inquire about our response to this incident. It’s important to note that investigators worked all day following leads in this case. They acted on a tip as to where the puppies were located, loaded them into the back of their unmarked police car and happily returned them to their owner at approximately 4 p.m. on Monday, almost an hour before the blog was posted. We’d like to give credit to a witness who contacted police, resulting in the two arrests and the subsequent return of the puppies.
Cst. Brian Palmeter
Public Information Officer
Halifax Regional Police
Very glad the puppies are okay. I won’t share with you the worst case scenarios that went through my mind when it was divulged that “young offenders” were involved. Sounds to me as if the police and the vigilant neighbor did a great job.