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Service dog stolen with truck found, returned to owner

The St. Paul Police Department said Duke, a yellow Labrador, was located near Interstate 94 and Lexington Avenue.

ST PAUL, Minn. — Police say a service dog has been reunited with his family after he was stolen along with a pickup truck Thursday morning in St. Paul.

The St. Paul Police Department said Duke, a yellow Labrador, was found Thursday evening wandering near Interstate 94 and Lexington Avenue.

Duke was inside a blue Dodge Ram pickup when it was stolen along Holly Avenue in St. Paul around 10 a.m.

St. Paul Police Sgt. Mike Ernster confirmed that the department received a report on the stolen car and dog Thursday, and added that at the time of the theft, the car was running with the keys inside when someone jumped in and took it.

The truck was found near Mendota and Wells Streets on the east side of the city, according to police.

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