Busted! Idaho dog steals Thanksgiving turkey

Summary

Erik Ator was coming out of a local gym when he spotted the thief carrying an uncooked turkey still in its wrapping heading running down the street.

Story Created: Nov 27, 2009 at 11:48 AM MDT

Story Updated: Nov 27, 2009 at 1:02 PM MDT

Busted! Idaho dog steals Thanksgiving turkey

Photos courtesy of Erik Ator.

POST FALLS - One Idaho family may have had a tough time celebrating Thanksgiving after a thief was spotted stealing someone's turkey early Thursday morning.

KXLY in Spokane reports that Erik Ator was coming out of a local gym when he spotted the thief carrying an uncooked turkey still in its wrapping heading running down the street.

The thief had four legs.

Ator managed to snag a couple photos of the suspect as it fled down the street. The suspect was a yellow Labrador Retriever with a dark brown collar.

It's not known who owns the dog or whether it's related to the family that is now out one Thanksgiving turkey.


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