Overview
- Bella was handed over to her 47-year-old owner at Hamburg’s Süderstraße shelter on February 10 after a veterinary check found her unharmed.
- The Chihuahua had been seized at the Reeperbahn S‑Bahn station during the arrest of a man wanted on a warrant.
- Investigators say the 58-year-old remains accused of offenses including passing counterfeit money, fraud, coercion and threats, and he has a 1.5-year sentence outstanding.
- Police say the dog disappeared from the owner’s home near the Winsen (Luhe) station on February 7, likely through an open door, and was reported missing.
- How the animal ended up with the suspect remains unresolved, and a case for suspected misappropriation has been opened.