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Stolen Chihuahua pup returns to NY store with note

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BELLMORE, N.Y. A stolen $3,000 Chihuahua puppy has been returned to a Long Island pet store with an apologetic note.Nassau County police say they havent identified the man who took the 14-week-old dog back Tuesday to Worldwide Puppies & Kittens in Bellmore, just east of New York City.Store manager Christina Ingoglia says the man ran away after dropping off the pup in a shoe box. She says he left a note saying the puppys abductors were sorry they stole it and didnt have the money to buy it.Police have been looking for four apparently teenage suspects in last weeks theft. A surveillance image shows one of the teens smuggling the Chihuahua out of the store in his clothing.Ingoglia says the dog is doing fine.

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