Dog Stolen From Kroger Parking Lot Found Safe, Reunited With Family

BLOOMFIELD TWP. (WWJ) - Authorities say a dog that was stolen from outside an Oakland County grocery store has been located and returned to its rightful owners.

Bloomfield Township Police say the 10-month-old dog, Kodi, was located around 11 p.m. Tuesday after the department received an anonymous tip leading officers to a home in Independence Township. Kodi was unharmed and has since been reunited with his family.

Kodi, a Siberian Husky, had been reported missing on Monday night from the Kroger grocery store on Telegraph and Long Lake roads in Bloomfield Township. His owner told police that he walked up to the store with Kodi around 7 p.m. and tied his leash to a pole out front while he went inside. After shopping for about 20 minutes, the owner returned to where he left Kodi, but the dog was nowhere in sight.

Witnesses say the person who took Kodi was a white man in his 20s driving a Jeep Wrangler.

It's not yet clear if anyone will be charged in the case. Police are expected to release more information Wednesday.