Dogs stolen from Puna kennel

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Big Island police are investigating the theft of three purebred German shepherd dogs from a Puna kennel in May.

Big Island police are investigating the theft of three purebred German shepherd dogs from a Puna kennel in May.

On May 6, a kennel was broken into at a home on the 15-1500 block of 2nd Avenue in the Hawaiian Paradise Park subdivision. The dogs — two males named Kujo and Mondavi and a female named Max — were removed from the property. The dogs are valued at $2,500 each.

Anyone with information about the theft or the location of the dogs should call the Police Department’s nonemergency line at 935-3311 or call Detective Wendall Carter at 961-2378.

Those who prefer to remain anonymous may call Crime Stoppers at 961-8300 in Hilo or 329-8181 in Kona and may be eligible for a reward of up to $1,000.