Virginia Beach, Va. - A 22-year-old Virginia Beach woman was arrested on Sunday after fraudulently taking a lost dog, listing it on Craigslist and being caught attempting to sell it.
The owner of the 3-year-old Siberian Husky named Nikita says she escaped from their yard near Taylor Road in Chesapeake on Saturday morning around 10:00 a.m.
Jessica Colleran, 22, of Virginia Beach, fraudulently picked up Nikita later that day after she was listed on a 'found dog' Craigslist ad. Colleran told the finder of the dog that she was the owner, according to Chesapeake Police.
After taking Nikita, Colleran took her to a location in Portsmouth and then posted a Craigslist ad listing her for sale.
The owner was contacted after several people spotted the Craigslist ad, which featured a picture of Nikita and a description stating that she needed to be re-homed due to issues with a landlord.
The owner tells NewsChannel 3 that he called Colleran and pretended to be interested in buying the dog. He agreed to meet her on Sunday in a park in the Cradock area of Portsmouth.
Portsmouth Police and Chesapeake Animal Control accompanied Nikita's owner to the park to meet Colleran and officials were able to scan Nikita and verify her identity and ownership.
Colleran was taken into custody and charged with obtaining property under false pretenses. She is currently being held in the Chesapeake Correctional Center.
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