2 Dogs Were Stolen At Knifepoint In Downtown Toronto & Police Are Investigating
The dogs were being walked in the Yonge and Dundas area.
The stolen dogs, Mari and Yurield.
The Toronto Police Service (TPS) is asking for the public's help finding two dogs that were reportedly stolen in the downtown core.
In a news release on Thursday, September 1, police reported that the two dogs were being walked in the Yonge and Dundas area when the unfortunate incident occurred.
At around 11:00 p.m., two strangers, a man and a woman, confronted a person walking two dogs. One of the suspects took out a knife.
At that point, the man with the weapon took the two dogs from the victim.
TPS Constable Sinderela Chung told Narcity, "there is a concern for the dogs because they require special medication and food," and "they do have allergies."
The two dogs are a Golden Brown Shih Tzu named Mari, who was in a stroller, and the second pup is a black Scottish Terrier named Yurield.
Police describe the suspects as a male, "white, 25-years-old, black hair, wearing a baseball hat" and a female, also white, "in her 30s, brown hair and was wearing a light green long sleeve shirt and sweat pants." If spotted, the public are advised to call the police.
Additionally, TPS are asking anyone with further information on the whereabouts of the two dogs to call them at 416-808-5200 or via Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-TIPS (8477).
Chung said they are still looking for the suspects.
Unfortunately, this isn't the first time that dogs have been stolen in the 6ix.
In July, a puppy was stolen from her home and hit by a car.
Bella, the pup, was stolen from her home in the Jane Street and Shoreham Drive area on July 5. Twenty days later, police said she was reunited with her owner at an animal shelter in the city.