Police search toy poodle stolen from Burnaby, B.C., parking lot

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.

The Burnaby RCMP say they are appealing to the public to help find Coco and return dog to its owner.