JACKSONVILLE BEACH, Fla. – A man was arrested after snatching a puppy while delivering food to a Jacksonville Beach home on Saturday, the Jacksonville Beach Police Department said Sunday.
Police said Arlinson Chilito, 22, is charged with grand theft, and Rick Block, the owner of the dog, said his 10-month-old teacup poodle named Lexi is back home. “It was terrible.
I mean, it was just terrible,” Block told News 6 partner WJXT-TV by phone on Sunday. “She’s happy to be home.” According to Block and police, Block’s wife ordered a pizza from the restaurant Gusto through Grubhub on Saturday night.
Police said that when Chilito arrived with the food at the family’s home inside a condominium building on First Street South, the poodle exited the