BURNABY, B.C. — Police in Burnaby, B.C., are searching for a dog-napper after a toy poodle was taken from a parking lot.
RCMP say they were called to Lougheed Mall on Saturday evening for a report of a stolen dog.
The Mounties say four-year-old Coco was snatched from a shopping cart while the dog's owner was putting groceries in her vehicle.
Police say they have surveillance footage of the incident, which shows that a man in a four-door Honda Civic grabbed a dog carrier with the small, white dog inside, then sped off.
A female passenger was also in the car.
Toy poodle snatched from owner in mall parking lot https://t.co/DcFxBMAmxS #Burnaby pic.twitter.com/4FTbWaxIwl
— Burnaby RCMP (@BurnabyRCMP) July 11, 2016
The Burnaby RCMP say they are appealing to the public to help find Coco and return dog to its owner.