A man was arrested for stealing a puppy from Pet Kingdom in Fort Myers.
Surveillance cameras captured the man walking into the store on the morning of Sept. 5 and walking out with a Maltipoo puppy.
Timothy Smith, 43, was charged with the felony offense on Wednesday. The Fort Myers Police Department said he's currently in custody for an unrelated crime he committed two days later in a nearby jurisdiction.
According to FMPD, the puppy is still missing and investigators haven't been able to locate it through interviews with Smith.
Anyone with information on the whereabouts of the Maltipoo puppy can contact FMPD at (239)321-7700 or SWFL Crime Stoppers .
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