In January I wrote about Lola, a 20-month-old Norwich terrier that was abducted in November from a car parked near the Newberry Library. The dog has since been found: on February 23 Lola’s owner, Mary, got a call from a man named Richard Norwood, who said he and his girlfriend had been taking care of her for a few months. He’d seen one of Mary’s signs describing her and offering a reward. He told Mary they’d gotten attached to the dog and were hoping to arrange for visitation after returning her.
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Mary asked to meet for an exchange–reward money for dog–and Norwood handed the phone to his girlfriend. She said she was afraid of going to jail, Mary says. “I told her I didn’t want anyone to go to jail, I just wanted my dog back.” Norwood agreed to meet her at the Burger King at Michigan and 23rd.
The police found pot on Norwood and arrested him on drug charges. But when they questioned him about Lola he claimed to know nothing.
