Men knock woman down and steal her dog during walk, St. Paul police say

Paul Walsh, Star Tribune
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Two men knocked a woman down and stole her dog as she walked the pet in St. Paul, officials said Thursday.

The attack of the 37-year-old woman occurred about 4 p.m. Wednesday in the Payne-Phalen neighborhood near Westminster Street and York Avenue, police said.

The dog, a French bulldog and Boston terrier mix, is named Clementine and is nicknamed "Tiny." She is mostly black in color, weighs about 25 pounds and has an identification chip.

Anyone with information about the incident is encouraged to contact police at at 651-266-5650.

French bulldogs are pricey pets, sometimes with price tags topping $10,000, making them targets for theft from time to time. While Clementine is not a purebred, there is a possibility the perpetrators in this case did not know that.

Last fall, Christopher S. Brigham, 25, of St. Paul, received a 1¾-year sentence for his role in stealing a French bulldog off the porch of a Maplewood home in May and then holding it for ransom. The dog's owner, Lynnea Sterling, said Thursday that her beloved Pablo has yet to be found.