Knoxville, TN (Story courtesy of WVLT) 8/13/25 UPDATE – The Knoxville Police Department has identified two suspects who are accused of stealing a puppy from a pet store in Knoxville last week.

Police say Baylee Hatcher, 27, and David Parrott, 45, have been charged with felony theft.

According to a police report, on Aug. 6, the suspects went inside The Puppy Store, located at 5913 Kingston Pike, grabbed a miniature pinscher puppy and left the store without paying. The puppy was valued at $2,500.

Anyone with information about the whereabouts of the suspects is asked to contact East Tennessee Valley Crime Stoppers at 865-215-7165.

Knoxville, TN (WOKI) UPDATE 8/12: Knoxville police renewing their call for information as property crimes detectives continue to investigate what a store owner has called a puppy theft.

Security camera footage supplied by the owner of The Puppy Store on Kingston Pike in the Deane Hill area, last week, shows a woman lifting the dog out of a crib and carrying it out of the store, followed by a man.

The store’s owner says the puppy was a miniature pinscher valued at $2,500.

Anyone with information is asked to call East Tennessee Valley Crime Stoppers at 865-215-7165.

ORIGINAL STORY: Knoxville Police are investigating after security camera footage catches a woman and a man stealing a puppy from The Puppy Store on Kingston Pike.

KPD Communications Manager Scott Erland says the owners told officers the puppy was a miniature pinscher valued at $2,500.

Video footage shows a woman lift the dog out of a crib and carry it out of the store followed by a man Wednesday afternoon, August 6.

If you have any information, please contact authorities.