Not your average accomplice!
A Detroit-area man was being patted down by police on suspicion of theft when they found a gray-furred puppy with bright blue eyes stuffed in his pocket.
“I don’t think anyone in this department saw anything like that,” Roseville Police Chief Mitch Berlin told the Detroit Free Press.
The little puppy, named Frappy, was returned to his partner in crime and police are not sure if Askin took the dog with him during the Jan. 16 robbery.
Brian Askin, 24, is accused of stealing from a businessman doing a bank transaction at Comerica Bank, fleeing the scene with a stolen bag containing $5,200.
He was found hours later with the dog in Detroit, which “shocked” officials, Berlin said.
“I think the puppy got to the station before the suspect did, from what I heard,” Berlin said.
Brian Askin, 24, of St. Clair Shores, was being patted down by Roseville Police when they found a gray fur puppy with bright blue eyes zipped up in his pocket. AP
The chief said his officers took “extreme care” of the adorable pup, who is a five-week-old female, and “kept her warm.”
The dog was then turned over to animal control, where the little dog was named Bandit, until they later learned Askin had named the dog Frappy.
As for Askin, Berlin said, “It was a crime of opportunity.”
“He grabbed it and was off to the races,” he told the Detroit Free Press.
Askin was charged with robbery and is being held in the county jail on $20,000 bond.
He has seen rescue and has paid his detention fee. She is not facing any charges of animal neglect.
The alleged thief’s lawyer, Robbie Lang, believes the dog was bought days before the crime and does not believe Frappy was with Askin at the time of the theft.
The dog is not believed to have been injured during the shaking. Askin was found in Detroit hours after he allegedly stole $5,200 from a businessman at a bank. The dog was not believed to be with him during the crime. Brian Sewald
The dog is believed to have been unharmed during the shakedown and was returned to its owner Tuesday, according to Jeff Randazzo, Macomb County’s chief animal control officer.
Randazzo met with Askin after his release to talk about caring for the puppy and offered help with vaccines and a microchip, the Detroit Free Press said.
Askin will return to court on Jan. 31.
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