A woman from Encinitas who claimed that an Amazon delivery worker had kidnapped her dog from her yard earlier this month has now been reunited with her Golden Retriever.
The reunion as Finn was given back to his owner, Denise Reppenhagen, was seen by NBC 7 outside a Clairemont Petco store.
“I couldn’t be happier. What is beyond happy? I’m not sure, but I’m there “She spoke.
A viewer reportedly noticed TV coverage of Finn’s dognapping and phoned authorities, claiming to know who the driver was, according to San Diego County Sheriff’s. On October 29, sheriff’s deputies executed a search warrant at a San Diego residence and took 36-year-old Dena Vindiola into custody.
Vindiola acknowledged taking Finn, but the dog wasn’t at her house, according to SDSO. She works for a third-party delivery company that has contracts to deliver packages for Amazon, according to detectives. According to Vindiola, she tried giving the puppy to a friend and then her mother, but neither wanted Finn, so she gave him to an El Centro animal shelter.
Finn was picked up in El Centro on Saturday, according to Trish Forsythe of Labrador Rescuers, a nonprofit organisation, after a shelter notified the rescue that Finn would be happier there.
After that, Finn was placed with a foster family, who looked after him until he saw Denise again.
