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Mass. man arrested after stealing truck with two French bulldogs inside, police say
Police arrested a Brockton man on Friday after he stole a pickup truck with two French bulldogs inside it from a McDonald's parking lot in Weymouth the day prior, according to police.
Marcus Morse, 29, has been charged with two counts of animal cruelty and larceny over $1,200 and one count of larceny of a motor vehicle, receiving a stolen motor vehicle and unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, Weymouth police said in a press release. Morse is also facing criminal charges out of Winchendon and Falmouth District Courts.
On Aug. 7, Weymouth police responded to the McDonald's at 701 Bridge St. around 4:30 p.m. for a report that a vehicle had been stolen, the police department said. At the scene, a woman said she'd left her Nissan Frontier in the parking lot unlocked with the keys inside as she picked up food from the restaurant. Two small French bulldogs were in the truck when it was stolen.
Detectives continued their investigation into the theft the next day and soon found that someone was trying to sell the stolen pickup online, police said. The seller's listing included a photo of the truck with its license plate.
Investigators soon discovered that the pickup was now located at Morse's home in Brockton, police said. Officers found the two dogs still in the truck, which had heated up internally.
Brockton Animal Control evaluated the dogs before releasing them into Weymouth police custody, police said. Officers arrested Morse at the scene.
No further information has been released.
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