By Breaking News Staff
Updated: 5:06 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2014
DAYTON — A 21-year-old woman is in custody in the case of the stolen guide dog that has been reunited with its blind owner.
The reunion, which occurred today, was prompted by a man who told News Center 7's Glenn Cassie he realized the dog he bought on Craigslist was the one being sought after he read a story on whio.com about the dog's owner.
That man, Tom O'Shea, took the pure bred Rottweiler named Diamond to a Dayton police substation this morning after suspecting it was the missing animal.
"I'm glad she got her dog back," O'Shea said.
The woman in custody is Bonnie Ritchie. According to the Montgomery County Jail website, she's being detained on one count of felony theft. She is to be in court on Thursday.
Diamond's owner, Sheryl Williams, had been pleading for the dog's return since it was stolen Feb. 17.
Her family said a suspicious white car was parked outside her home when Diamond went missing. That was around 8:30 a.m. when Williams' grandson put Diamond out on a cable to go to the bathroom. About 10 minutes later, when he went to bring the dog inside, Diamond was gone.
"Whoever has her, I just wish they'd bring her home," Williams said Tuesday.
Williams said Diamond has run off before, but has always come back.
"We waited, and she just hasn't come back home and that's why I believe that someone has her," she said.
A $500 reward had been offered for Diamond's return. There's no word on whether O'Shea is in line to get the reward.
Source: http://www.mydaytondailynews.com/news/news/crime-law/guide-dog-reported-stolen-blind-woman/ndZ3y/
Oh and here's the lowlife that stole this dog:
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