A woman was arrested after she stole a dog from a fenced in front yard in Queens, police said Wednesday.
The 2-year-old white Shih Tzu, named Chula, was in the yard outside a home on 37th Avenue, near 97th Street, in North Corona, when Mariela Saquipulla, 18, snatched the pet at about 8:20 a.m. on Friday, according to police.
Saquipulla was caught on surveillance video walking away with the dog, they said.
She was later arrested and charged with petit larceny and criminal possession of stolen property.
The dog was safely returned to its owners, police said.
