WATERBURY, Conn. (WCBS 880) -- Almost eight agonizing months later, a Connecticut family has their dog back after it was stolen, along with their car.
Valeria Karat was pumping gas at a Fairfield rest area on Feb. 2 when her vehicle, with Cindy the puppy inside, was stolen.
Police recovered Karat’s vehicle not long after, but the dog wasn’t there.
But then last week, Connecticut State Police called Karat to tell her they found Cindy in another stolen car in Waterbury.
Cindy was transported to a local animal hospital for evaluation, and was kept in animal control possession for a week before the reuniting could happen.
"Neglect was definitely something that they noticed with her. She was very frail when they found her. They had to fatten her up a little bit. She was matted so they did give her a bath. They shaved her a little to get the mats out and she does have conjunctivitis in both eyes," Trooper Donna Sabourin told News 12.
State police said arrests for the people who took Cindy are upcoming.
