WESTMINSTER, Colo. — The Westminster Police Department (WPD) has released pictures of a suspect they said stole a car and the 15-year-old dog that was inside it, named Solo.
According to WPD, the vehicle is a 2006 navy blue Subaru Forester with a North Carolina plate number 42M1BP. The plate is yellow, WPD said, and is from the Blue Ridge Highway collection.
The car was parked in front of a Tropical Smoothie Cafe on 73rd Avenue and Federal Boulevard when it was stolen, WPD said. Authorities said the vehicle was stolen at 4:36 pm. on Friday.
Police said they got the following pictures from a business in the area.
Solo’s owner was only 5 years old when she got the dog, WPD said. The Basset Hound/Beagle mix was not wearing a collar and has not been chipped, according to WPD.
If anyone sees the dog or the car, they are asked to call Westminster Police at 303-658-4360 or Metro Denver Crime Stoppers.
Metro Denver Crime Stoppers
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