Gunmen Steal Adoptable Cat From Pet Store
POSTED: 12:05 am EST January 4,
2006
UPDATED: 1:59 pm EST January 4,
2006
Authorities in Texas are baffled over the theft of an adoptable cat from a pet store by two armed men.
Police officials said the men entered the Dallas-area Petco store and walked to the cat's cage.
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Witnesses said one of the men held his finger to his mouth while the other pulled up his shirt and displayed a gun.The men took Simon the cat and fled."It's one of the more bizarre crimes that I've ever heard of," Dallas police spokesman Max Geron said.Store volunteers are heart broken over the missing orange-tabby and worried about the cat's fate."I can't imagine anyone who uses a gun to take a cat out of pet store having good intentions," Protective Animal League representative Dianne Wood said.Aggravated robbery in the state of Texas is a first-degree felony punishable on conviction by up to 99 years to life in prison, according to Geron.Watch Local 6 News for more on this story.
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IMAGES: More strange images in 2006 VIDEO: See the story IMAGES: Strangest Of 2005 MOST POPULAR: Elmo Book Asks 'Who Wants To Die?' Witnesses said one of the men held his finger to his mouth while the other pulled up his shirt and displayed a gun.The men took Simon the cat and fled."It's one of the more bizarre crimes that I've ever heard of," Dallas police spokesman Max Geron said.Store volunteers are heart broken over the missing orange-tabby and worried about the cat's fate."I can't imagine anyone who uses a gun to take a cat out of pet store having good intentions," Protective Animal League representative Dianne Wood said.Aggravated robbery in the state of Texas is a first-degree felony punishable on conviction by up to 99 years to life in prison, according to Geron.Watch Local 6 News for more on this story.
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