Lady Gaga has found her two stolen dogs safe and sound, for which the pop diva had offered $ 500,000 as a reward, Los Angeles police said on Friday.
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Koji and Gustav, two French bulldogs, were kidnapped by two strangers on Wednesday evening.
The latter had shot an employee of Lady Gaga who was walking the animals in a street in Los Angeles, then had fled by car.
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Lady Gaga's two dogs have been returned to a local police station, and have been found unharmed
" representatives of their owner, tweeted Los Angeles Police (LAPD).
The two animals were found by a woman, whose identity has not been disclosed, who contacted the singer's relatives, the LAPD said without disclosing more details, a criminal investigation being underway.
Rare species
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My heart is aching, and I pray that my family will be whole again through an act of kindness.
I will pay $ 500,000 for their safe return
, ”the artist wrote on Instagram after the kidnapping of his bulldogs.
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If you bought or found them without your knowledge, the reward is the same,
” she insisted.
Lady Gaga's dog walker Ryan Fischer was injured in the assault and hospitalized.
A third dog of the singer had fled but came back to the walker.
French bulldogs are a relatively rare and sought-after species that can sell for several thousand dollars.
Investigators are looking to determine whether the thieves acted knowing that the dogs belonged to the star, or if they just wanted to capture and resell valuable animals.
Lady Gaga is particularly attached to her dogs, who frequently accompany her to public events and of which she posts photos on social networks.
