After security cameras captured three male individuals taking a 4-month-old pit bull puppy from a family’s front yard, she was returned safely to her home over the weekend.

According to Angel Valadez, owner of the stolen pup, Hazel was returned to them anonymously on Saturday thanks to the internet and the community for coming together to spread the word.

Valadez told the Long Beach Post that he was at work around 4:45 p.m. on Saturday when the puppy was stolen, the family was devastated. “My kids have been crying… It’s like they took a kid,” he said.

The individuals also attempted to Valadez’s second dog, Chico, a year-old French bulldog before taking off in a red sedan.

Valadez said he was able to file a police report with the Long Beach Police Department on Saturday and provide a license plate number for the red sedan the individuals who took Hazel got into. As of Monday, police were not immediately available to comment on the incident and the motive remains unclear.

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