A 36-year-old Yorktown man accused of returning a stolen puppy to a pet store in November because he found out a microchip was implanted in the canine surrendered this week to authorities, police said.
Scott Day, of 620 E. Main St., had said he purchased the Yorkshire terrier from someone who said he couldn't keep all the puppies from a litter, police said.
The pup, worth about $1,800, was reported stolen from the Pet Co. at the Jefferson Valley Mall on Nov. 25. It was returned to the store the next day.
Detective Patsy Perrotto identified the man who sold the dog as Raul Santiago, an employee of the pet store. Santiago was charged Feb. 25 with felony grand larceny. Police said further investigation revealed that Day bought the pup knowing it was stolen and returned it when he learned that it had an implanted medical microchip that would be activated upon examination by a veterinarian.
Day surrendered on Tuesday and was charged him with felony possession of stolen property. He was arraigned by Town Justice William Gerstenzang and sent to the Westchester County jail in lieu of $100,000 bail.
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