UPDATE – Crowly was returned to his owner on the evening of March 31st.  The individual who took him was remorseful and no charges are being pursued.

 

On March 30th just before 8pm, a four month old Belgian Malinois Sheppard named Crowly was stolen from where he was securely tied up outside the Vineyard Community Church at 1825 Main St., Penticton

The owner of the pup called police reporting her 4 month old named Crowly had been taken from 1825 Main St.,  where she had tied him up outside before going into the Vineyard Community Church to buy some clothes. The owner stated that there was no way Crowly could have become loose and took off as she had secured the leash properly and the leash and harness were all missing.

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Crowly has a black face, weighs forty pounds, he is not neutered, wearing a choke collar and a blue harness with the owners name and phone number. No one in the area saw anything suspicious or anyone take the dog, although the owner did see some youths with skateboards outside before she went into the store.

Anyone with information regarding Crowly is asked to call Cst. Tim Velemirovich of the Penticton RCMP at 250-492-4300 or Crimestoppers at 1-800-222-8477