"San Mateo police say the dog-snatching happened shortly after 9 a.m. near Palm and Hayward avenues. A masked man snuck up from behind a woman who was walking the poodle and picked up the dog before unhooking it from its leash, according to a news release from the police department. The masked man then got into a vehicle with the poodle and fled. San Mateo police later pulled over the man suspected of nabbing the dog on Highway 101, north of Marsh Road."
"The man was arrested on suspicion of second-degree robbery, while the dog was returned to its owner, police said. Investigators suspect the man and the dog's owner knew each other."
A masked man allegedly approached a woman walking her poodle shortly after 9 a.m. near Palm and Hayward avenues in San Mateo and picked up the dog from behind. The man unhooked the poodle from its leash, placed the dog into a vehicle and fled the scene. San Mateo police later stopped a suspected vehicle on Highway 101 north of Marsh Road and detained a man in connection with the incident. The suspect was arrested on suspicion of second-degree robbery. The poodle was recovered and returned to its owner. Investigators suspect the man and the dog's owner knew each other.
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