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Have you seen this Yorkie? NYPD looking for adorable pup dognapped from her Queens home
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Ryan Kost
Published Oct 17, 2026 at 11:36 a.m. ET
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Published Oct 17, 2026 at 11:36 a.m. ET
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The NYPD is hoping you can help bring a very good girl home to Queens.
Chanel, a 10-year-old Yorkshire Terrier, was frolicking on her front lawn near 130th Street and 14th Avenue in College Point when she was abducted, police said. Two people in a 2014 Subaru Forester pulled up to the home, one of them scooped up Chanel and then both dognappers sped off, according to the NYPD.
The abduction was late last month, but as of this weekend, police are still searching for Chanel.
Earlier this week, the NYPD released her photo to help in the search. She’s a tiny tan-and-silver Yorkie and looks a bit like a teddy bear.
Police are investigating the incident as a grand larceny and said the dog is valued — as if you can put a value on a dog’s life — at $1,200.
Anyone with information that could help reunite Chanel and her owner is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477).
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Ryan Kost
Ryan Kost is a reporter on the day-of news desk, where he covers breaking news and writes enterprise stories about jails, courts, prosecutors and government accountability. His work focuses on the public institutions that shape life in New York. Before joining the newsroom, he lead a multi-part investigation with Columbia Journalism Investigations and New York Focus into how New York prosecutors handle wrongful conviction claims. He's also been a staff writer at The San Francisco Chronicle, The Associated Press and The Oregonian. Got a tip? Signal: ryankost.20
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