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By Kate Fowler
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Two individuals were caught on a surveillance camera apparently stealing three dogs from an animal shelter at night, using bolt cutters to break the locks.
CCTV footage from the Jurupa Valley Animal Shelter in Riverside County, California shows the suspects, thought to be one male and one female, at the shelter at 2:30 a.m. on Sunday morning.
The individuals stole a husky mix and two pit bull mixes, using a bolt cutter to break open the locks of the cages.
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"Animal Services is working with the Riverside County Sheriff's Department by providing surveillance footage of the trespassing and theft. A deputy responded on Sunday morning and took a report after employees discovered the missing dogs and broken locks," the shelter shared in a Facebook post.
The shelter released the footage online, which captured the two people approaching the shelter with their faces covered up, before later running away with a dog in tow.
According to animal services, they have reason to believe the suspects could be the owners of the dogs, who were impounded last week over an alleged biting incident.
In the U.S., more than 4.5 million people (half being children) are bitten by dogs each year, and more than 800,000 receive medical attention for dog bites, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC).
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"It is believed the dogs were stolen by the presumed owner and his accomplice, possibly a woman. All three dogs were in protective custody kennels after they were impounded on April 21. Animal Services officer Christopher Peck impounded the dogs after responding to an incident that involved a dog bite," they shared to Facebook.
John Welsh from Riverside County Animal Services, told NBC Los Angeles: "We don't suspect that someone is randomly coming in to steal a dog, unless it's a labradoodle, Boston terrier, something unique. People are coming in to, more than likely, steal their own pets."
The three dogs were impounded after someone reported spotting them biting or attacking someone.
When animal control officials attended to the property, no one was home but one dog was roaming off leash while the other we were tied to a fence. No food or water was reportedly in sight.
In accordance with state law, the dogs were impounded and quarantined by officials. "Public safety is paramount in an instance of a dog bite," said Animal Services Director Erin Gettis.
"We had knowledge that one of these dogs committed a bite. It is unclear which of the three bit the victim, so we must impound all three in the interest of doing a proper quarantine."
Jurupa Valley Animal Shelter found itself in a similar situation in January when another man was suspected of stealing his dog. The investigation into that theft remains ongoing.
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