A double dog-napper stole two puppies in broad daylight from a driveway in shocking security footage leading police to discover 20 dogs in her home that she intended to breed.
Sherry Comer, 49, of Lakeland, Florida, was arrested on Thursday after being caught stealing two small dogs from Liliana Moya's home, just three miles from her own, around 10.20am on Wednesday.
The breeder strolled up to the property and knelt down besides the dogs in the driveway and began to pet the bigger dog, security camera footage shows. Seconds later, she grabs the pooch by the collar and secures the dog under her arm.
She appears to pull out a treat to encourage the little dog to come over to her, but struggles to get the dog to comply. The dog circles her arm a few times before she forcibly grabs it and calmly walks back to her blue car parked across the street.
Comer throws the dog in the backseat before driving down the busy street.
Sherry Comer, 49, of Lakeland, (pictured) was arrested on Thursday after stealing Liliana Moya's two puppies from her driveway. She was charged with burglary and two counts of grand theft
Security footage showed Comer walking up the driveway, where she spent a few brief moments petting the dogs to gain their trust before scooping them up. She then calmly walked back to her vehicle and drove three miles home
Moya posted the security, which was also released by the Polk County Sherriff's Office, on a local Facebook group.
She wrote: 'If you see this lady please report her. My dogs just got stolen and this lady came into my yard and stole my puppies.'
Someone in the Facebook group recognized Comer and notified Moya, who then updated police with the new information.
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ShareWhen detectives arrived at Comer's home, they found around 20 dogs inside, including Moya's.
Animal Control was called to scan any animal that had a chip, but unfortunately, none of the animals did and it is unclear how she attained them. All the dogs were 'well cared for and the living conditions were clean and safe,' the Sherriff's Office said.
Comer was arrested and charged with burglary and two counts of grand theft.
The two puppies were returned to Moya.
DailyMail.com has contacted Moya for comment.
She was arrested the following day after Moya reported her to the police and posted the security footage to a local Facebook group. Someone in the group identified Comer and when police showed up to her residence, they found around 20 dogs instead the breeder's home
The puppies were eventually returned to Moya (right) and were said to be unharmed
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