ROCKY MOUNT, Va. – A search is underway for two black labs stolen from Waid Park in Rocky Mount Tuesday morning, according to the Franklin County Humane Society Planned Pethood and Adoption Center.
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The center said the two labs, Colby and Caleb, broke away from their owner and chased after a squirrel before two men lured them into an off-white Jeep Grand Cherokee.
[UPDATE: Owner of stolen dogs in Franklin County arrested, charged in connection with their deaths]
The men loaded the labs and drove off while the owner was calling for them, according to the center.
Anyone with information is asked to call 540-483-3000. The dogs can be brought to the Pet Clinic of Rocky Mount, Franklin County Animal Shelter or the Franklin County Human Society Planned Pethood and Adoption Center.
There is currently a $2,000 reward for a safe return of the dogs, the center said in a Facebook post.