GREENSBORO, N.C. -- Greensboro Police say two puppies were stolen from the Friendly Pets store in Friendly Center on Saturday evening.
Friendly Pets says two French Bulldog puppies were taken.
A store manager says two women in their mid-to-late 20's asked to play with the puppies.
An employee put the women and French bulldog puppies in a separate room - that's when another puppy got loose in the store.
While the employee was distracted, the women left the store with the two puppies.
The store says a 3-month-old male named Jasper and a 2-month-old female named June were taken. They are each worth $4,500.
"We already registered the microchips and flag to them as being stolen, so if someone were to take them to a vet or a shelter or anyone, they could scan and be flagged and they would know that whoever has them at the vet office or the shelter is not the proper owner," said Eliza Sargeant, the manager, "But knowing they are stolen, knowing that they have microchips and knowing that they have been registered as stolen, they could really just neglect the care of the animals and not to take it anywhere and not get its vaccinations, or take care of them the way they deserve to be cared for."
Most recently, two more French bulldog puppies were purchased with fake credit cards from the store. Friendly Pets says those dogs have not been found.
In August, another French bulldog puppy named French Toast was stolen from the store. French Toast was found and returned, and a man in Charlotte was arrested for taking her.
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