Those are great questions, there's lots of media reports about the story if you have more questions. Teddy was microchipped and the authorities were contacted immediately when he was stolen. This is how we knew who the thief was, because the police accessed security footage. However they did not make an arrest immediately and the man jumped the boarder to the USA where Canadian police do not have authority.

Because there was an arrest warrant for the man, when he ran a red light, the police in the USA realized the dog that was with him was likely stolen and he was confiscated. Alaina was then identified as Teddy's owner and we put together an effort to bring him home.