Crime

Yorkie puppy lost when car is stolen; Overland Park police ask for help finding it

A 3-month-old Yorkshire terrier is missing after someone stole a car in Overland Park with the puppy inside and then fled from police.

The Yorkie was last seen about 1 a.m. on Nov. 3, inside a black Chrysler 200 sedan in the 10700 block of Roe Avenue, where the car was stolen.

Independence police tried to stop the car a short time later, but the driver sped away. The car was later found abandoned near 87th Street and Ford Avenue in south Kansas City. The puppy was not inside.

Anyone with information about the theft or the missing dog is asked to call the Overland Park police at 913-344-8724, or the TIPS Hotline at 816-474-8477.

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