August 28, 2025
The Union County Sheriff’s Office conducted a search warrant in the City of Marion on Aug. 20 to recover a stolen puppy. Pictured above is the puppy in question, Zeus, sitting comfortably in the hands of a member of the sheriff’s office following its safe rescue. (Photo submitted)
Stolen Yorkie found in Marion
By Kyle Meddles, Richwood Gazette
A local Yorkie puppy has been safely returned home to its owner after being stolen earlier this month.
Around 3:30 p.m., Aug. 20, Union County Sheriff Mike Justice said that the stolen puppy was recovered after detectives from the sheriff’s office executed a search warrant in the City of Marion. The five-week-old Yorkshire Terrier, whose owner newly named “Zeus,” was returned home in good health.
On Wednesday, Aug. 13, a deputy responded to a home in the 28000 block of Storms Road to investigate the theft of a Yorkie dog, according to sheriff’s reports. At the time, officials said that the investigation was ongoing.
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