Burglaries often end up on news but the news below is not often heard.
The case of the stolen 4 month-old English bulldog puppy stands out.
The family makes an appeal for the return of Romeo. And they’re even offering a reward. Brandie Nelson, “They came in through the back of the house kicked the back door in.”
Jon Nelson, “It was surprising because you know we’ve lived out here for a while. I’ve actually lived in this area and I’ve never had any problems like that.”
A brand new door and protection from ADT were the first things the Nelson family’s counting on to make sure they don’t become victims again.
Last Thursday burglars broke in and left little behind.
Jon Nelson, “I walked in. The first thing I noticed was the couch turned over and, you know, I looked over and the TV was gone. I went through the rest of the house and things were just turned over, you know, kind of destroyed and everything like that.”
They tell me the crooks swiped several plasma tvs, jewelry, money and numerous game systems along with the video games.
Brandie, “Very upset, very violated just really shocked.”
Police say it’s more than $10,000 dollars in losses.
But what this family misses the most is not *what* but *who* they say got stolen.
Brandie, “His name is Romeo. He’s an English Bulldog. He’s four months old. He was a Christmas present. He’s definitely happy, playful. Probably a little bit bigger than the picture. He’s grown quite a bit. He’s just a very happy friendly dog.”
They say they left Romeo in this cage with Ginger.
When they surveyed the mess the burglars made the puppy was no where to be found.
Jon, “I didn’t actually realize he was gone till probably around 10 minutes later.”
It’s a blow especially to the children.
Brandie, “The kids miss him. I can’t say how long they cried when all of this happened so that’s one thing we’re hoping that we can at least retrieve.”
Jon, “The other stuff you know it’s replaceable the dog is kind of not replaceable.”
The family is offering a small reward for any information that leads to the return of Romeo.
Call 423-400-9163 or 423-400-5143 if you can help the family.
Police tell us the puppy is worth $1500.
