Overview

• A brown Zwergspitz vanished on July 19 after being left tied outside an Edeka at Bebelplatz in Kassel, with the leash and karabiner found intact.
• Police treated the case as theft from the outset based on the undamaged tethering equipment at the scene.
• A motorist reported giving a lift that evening to a young woman carrying a Zwergspitz who claimed she had rescued the dog and was considering keeping it.
• After recognizing her days later in Ahnatal from media reports, the witness confronted the woman, who threw the dog into his car and ran off, enabling police to return the animal to its owner.
• Police say the identified suspect is already known to authorities, has not commented on the allegation, and remains under investigation.