Dog reunited with owner 7 years after burglary in Florida
Written by Angie Sharma on October 31, 2025
A stray dog picked up by a Florida police officer was reunited with his owner 7 years after going missing during a burglary.
Gabrielle Hartley said her dog, Luca, was missing from her Tampa apartment when she arrived home from work at 4 a.m. in 2018 and found her front door had been kicked in by a burglar.
Hartley was contacted 7 years later by microchip company PetKey and learned Luca had been found.
The Tampa Police Department said on social media that an officer had found Luca wandering loose in the road.
“Officer Bishop spotted this friendly pup wandering alone and as soon as he opened his patrol car door, Luca jumped in knowing he was saved,” the post said.
Luca was taken to Animal Doctors of South Tampa, where he was scanned for a microchip and Hartley was identified as his owner.
Source : UPI News
