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Burglars published 25 dogs from San Bernardino Shelter – San Bernardino Sun

A woman is examined after someone had broken into the San Bernardino animal shelter and released 25 dogs that had been recovered by Friday afternoon.

A black and white image of a surveillance camera shows a slim figure in a gray hooded sweatshirt, which leads a pack of more than half a dozen dozen dogs on the early Wednesday, February 26, through the furnishings on the Chandler Place.

The police authority looks at the woman who is in the forties, one person of interest and has not clearly noticed that she is the burglary, said captain Nelson Carrington on Friday. She is captured for her arrest for her arrest for her arrest.

The woman was arrested about half a mile from the shelter, said Carrington.

Louise, a Chihuahua, was registered after a break -in on February 26, 2025 in the shelter of San Bernardino in the San Bernardino shelter. Officials ask everyone who sees the dog to call 909-998-4000. (With the kind permission of the city of San Bernardino)

City officials learned on Wednesday at 4:45 a.m. The police discovered that someone used bolt cutters to enter the terrain and cut the locks on kennel. Some dogs went through the goal while others stayed on the premises, said Jeff Kraus, a spokesman for the city.

Shelter employees quickly rounded the dogs together, including four, which were found in a garbage container outside the site. All four were described as in good condition. A dog, a cream -colored chihuahua called Louise, was missing on Friday. It is correct and microchip.

“We are confident that someone will recognize them and will help us bring them back,” said Kristine Watson, director of San Bernardino's veterinary service, in a press release.

City officials find the slump puzzling.

Kraus said that someone who breaks into an animal shelter usually is either an animal rights activist who freed the animals, or someone whose dog was confiscated. None seems to be the case here either, said Kraus, although the motif remains a mystery. He said the shelter jokes.

Barriers between sections prevented the burglar to release more dogs, said Kraus. Forged iron fences and cameras have been added in recent years, and the officials are now considering complementing those with exercise matters and more cameras, he said.

The animal shelter houses 300 dogs and also serves Loma Linda, Grand Terrace, Rialto, Colton and Fontana.

Officials ask everyone with information about the break-in or the missing dog to call under 909-998-4000.