Isabella Borges told police she and her two children were walking some of her dogs on Merchant Street in Newark around 4:45 p.m. on Tuesday when an SUV pulled up alongside them.
"When I was walking, he was like; 'oh, I like your dog, can I see it up close?" And I'm like, "'Okay, sure.' I thought it was a potential buyer," she said.
She says she was sure he only wanted to see the dog up close, so she handed it to him.
"He was like; 'yeah, yeah, yeah. Let me just call my wife.' ... He gave it to his son that was in the passenger seat. As I turned my back, he left with the puppy inside the car," Borges said.
According to the police, the man was driving a silver Mercedes SUV and had a distinctive gold tooth.
Borges says the Pomeranian is worth $2,000 and that she's worried about the dog's well-being because the young dog hadn't yet had all of its vaccinations.
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