Thieves steal three puppies, a turtle, and more - then get busted on camera

Recent news reports indicate that a group including teenagers was involved in stealing three puppies and a turtle from a pet store in southeast Houston on April 14, 2025. Surveillance video captured the theft at The Pet Place on Beamer Road, where the group, including a child, took two chocolate dapple Dachshunds, a Shih Tzu, and an aquatic turtle, along with over $10,000 in merchandise like leashes and collars. The puppies were later returned after media coverage, but the turtle and merchandise remain missing. An investigation by Harris County Precinct 2 is ongoing, and no specific arrests of the teenagers have been detailed in the reports.