A man who had stolen a dog from Toronto, was arrested in Pickering on Sunday, August 11 at 2:05 pm.
Christopher Rich, 31, of no fixed address, was arrested by Durham Regional Police Service, in the Glenanna Road and Kingston Road area of Pickering.
He was charged with:
1) Theft under $5,000
2) Fail to Comply with Probation
3) Possession of Property Obtained by Crime – Under
Earlier, Toronto Police issued an alert about Milo, a dog who was stolen or the person who stole it – or both.
Rich is said to have visited the Toronto Humane Society, located at 11 River Street on three separate occasions and demanded that he be given a dog for free. He was turned away each time, said a police statement.
Brazen Theft
But on Friday, August 9 at 11:30 am, the man returned to the shelter, walked directly to the kennels, leashed a dog, and walked out the front door with the dog.
The man and dog were last seen on an eastbound GO Train, exiting at Oshawa station later the same day.
The Humane Society reported the incident to police, and posted the incident and photographs on to social media.
With the assistance of the public, the man has been identified as Christopher Rich, 31, of no fixed address.
He is wanted for:
1) Theft under $5,000
The dog is described as a 10 month old, tan coloured, retriever/hound mix, named Milo. Milo is microchipped and neutered.