Stolen Puppy Traded For Crack Found Unharmed
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LARGO (CBSMiami/AP) — A stolen puppy has been found unharmed after it was swiped from a pet store and traded for crack cocaine.
Largo Police report in a news release that the $1,600, 2-pound Yorkshire Terrier was found Wednesday morning at a St. Petersburg animal hospital.
Video surveillance at All About Puppies shows a man placing the dog down his shirt and leaving. A tip led detectives to 38-year-old Wayne Junior Barfield, who was arrested Friday and charged with grand theft.
The release says Barfield traded the dog for crack and cash in St. Petersburg. The person who bought the puppy later brought it to a clinic because the animal got sick.
The clinic then scanned the puppy's microchip.
Barfield was being held on more than $5,000 bail.
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