He’s not your typical accomplice!
Police were frisking a Detroit-area man on suspicion of theft when they found a gray-furred, bright blue-eyed puppy zipped up in his pocket.
“I don’t think anyone in this department has seen anything like this,” Roseville Police Chief Mitch Berlin told the Detroit Free Press.
The little pup, named Frappy, has since been returned to his accomplice and police are unsure whether Askin had the dog with him in the January 16 robbery.
Brian Askin, 24, is accused of robbing a businessman who was conducting a banking transaction at Comerica Bank, fleeing the scene with the stolen bag containing $5,200.
He was found hours later with the dog in Detroit, which “stunned” officers, Berlin said.
“I think the puppy got to the station before the suspect, from what I heard,” Berlin said.
Brian Askin, 24, of St. Clair Shores, was being patted down by Roseville police when they found a gray-furred puppy with bright blue eyes zipped up in his pocket. AP
The chief said his officers took “extreme care” of the adorable puppy, who is a five-week-old female, and “kept him warm.”
The dog was later taken into the possession of animal control, where the little dog was named Bandit, until they later learned that Askin had named the dog Frappy.
As for Askin, Berlin said, “It was a crime of opportunity.”
“He grabbed it and was off to the races,” he told the Detroit Free Press.
Askin was charged with theft and booked into the county jail on $20,000 bail.
He has been bailed out and has paid his garnishment fee. He does not face any charges of animal neglect.
The alleged thief’s lawyer, Robbie Lang, believes the dog was purchased a few days before the crime and does not believe Frappy was with Askin during the robbery.
The dog is not believed to have been harmed during the shakedown. Askin was found in Detroit hours after he allegedly robbed a businessman of $5,200 at a bank. The dog is not believed to have been with him during the crime. Brian Sevald
The dog is not believed to have been harmed during the shakedown and was returned to its owner Tuesday, according to Macomb County Animal Control Chief Jeff Randazzo.
Randazzo met with Askin after his release to discuss the puppy’s care and offered to help him with vaccinations and microchipping, the Detroit Free Press said.
Askin will return to court on January 31.
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