Hartford police have reunited a man and a dog after someone stole the victim’s car with his dog, Lucky, inside, according to police.
Officers responded to Park Street around 7:12 a.m. Wednesday to investigate a car theft and the man said his car and keys were stolen from the parking lot of 7-Eleven and the man’s tan Boxer Mastiff, Lucky, was in the vehicle.
Hartford police started searching for the car and the dog and found the car on Flatbush Avenue around 8:30 a.m., police said.
They caught the suspect, 28-year-old Michael Mercado, of Hartford, but Lucky got away while police were making the arrest.
Police then found Lucky across the street and reunited him with his owner.
Mercado was charged with second-degree larceny and operating without a license.
Police Tweeted video sharing news of the reunion that shows the dog, Lucky, getting out of the police car.
