7News’s Juliana Mazza was reporting on a stolen dog in Cambridge. Then she and her photographer saw the suspect with the pup.
“All of a sudden we realized that’s the dog that was taken.”
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7News reporter Juliana Mazza was covering the story of a stolen dog in Cambridge on Saturday when she and her photographer spotted something a man walking nearby with the missing pup.
Cambridge police said a man broke into a car parked near 620 Memorial Drive just after 12:30 p.m. on Friday, stealing a 13-month-old white German Shorthaired Pointer from the vehicle. Surveillance cameras then captured the suspect walking the dog, named Titus, over the Boston University Bridge into Boston.
The man has been identified as Kyle Gariepy, 29, who claims he grabbed the wrong dog but police say he will face charges of alleged larceny and breaking and entering.
Gariepy Saturday afternoon returned to the area where the dog was reported stolen, according to police. Another person at the scene spotted the animal, spoke with Gariepy and notified the police.
The dog was returned in good health, police report.
“It sounds like it was just a misunderstanding and the wrong dog, but he’s the right dog for me, Sieczkiewicz said.
Cambridge Police had released surveillance photos of a man walking the dog over the Boston University Bridge into Boston. The images of the dog matched reports of it wearing an orange collar with the name Titus.
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German Shorthaired Pointer puppy stolen from Cambridge car found, reunited with owner
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Cambridge police say a dog was stolen out of a car on May 7, 2021. The suspect was seen walking the dog over the Boston University Bridge and into Boston, police said. Photo from Cambridge police.
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A dog named “Titus” has been reunited with his owner and the suspect accused of stealing the pet from a car has been caught, Cambridge police said.
On Saturday morning, police said Titus, a 13-month-old white German Shorthaired Pointer, was taken from a car parked at 620 Memorial Drive in Cambridge around 12:30 p.m. on Friday.