A WOMAN HAS BEEN ARRESTED IN CONNECTION WITH THE THEFT OF A PUPPY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THAT AFTER 29 YEAR-OLD AMBER GEAN LEES IS BELIEVED TO HAVE TAKEN THE 5-MONTH-OLD PUPPY WHEN ITS OWNER WAS INSIDE A DOWNTOWN SANTA CRUZ SHOP FOR A FEW MINUTES. LEES WAS ARRESTED MONDAY AFTER A FRIEND OF THE PUPPY’S OWNER SPOTTED THE PUPPY. LEES WAS BOOKED INTO SANTA CRUZ COUNTY JAIL. THE PUPPY WAS RETURNED TO HIS OWNER.
