Family reunited with dog stolen at lights display

Updated: 2:50 p.m. connected Dec. 21, 2021

CALEDONIA, Wis. (CBS 58) -- The Soto household says they've been reunited with their dog, Bruno. 

Bruno was stolen on with the household conveyance astatine a vacation lights show successful Caledonia connected Friday night, Dec. 17.

An anonymous caller contacted the household Monday evening and indicated that Bruno was successful Kozi Park. 

The household says they recovered the canine tied up successful the parkland astir 2 a.m.

They accidental they consciousness blessed to person him back.

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Posted: 7:58 p.m. connected Dec. 20, 2021

CALEDONIA, Wis. (CBS 58) -- A young boy's canine and champion person is missing Monday night. The canine was wrong the household conveyance erstwhile it was taken from a vacation lights show successful Caledonia Friday night, Dec. 17.

Bruno, a 10-month-old Boston Terrier, is inactive missing.

The family's conveyance was recovered connected Milwaukee's southbound broadside Monday night.

The household said each they truly attraction astir is bringing Bruno home, and they're offering a large reward to marque it happen.

The Soto household went to the vacation lights show astatine Jellystone Park successful Caledonia Friday night.

Jamie Soto said her lad went retired to the car to drawback thing and near the keys behind.

"All of a abrupt we spell outside, and we're walking and I'm like, 'Where's my car?'" said Soto.

That wasn't each that was missing.

"My canine is successful the vehicle, with the car. I don't attraction astir the car, I attraction astir my dog," said Soto.

Soto said the 2014 greenish Land Rover LR2 was recovered adjacent S. 5th and Becher Monday night, but determination was nary motion of Bruno.

She said what hurts adjacent much is Bruno has a peculiar narration with her son, who deals with anxiety, and usually Bruno sleeps close adjacent to him.

"They were champion friends," said Soto. "The nighttime that it happened, helium was up each night, helium didn't spell to slumber astatine all."

Soto said Bruno is affable with kids, answers to his sanction and is achromatic and achromatic with brownish specks connected his body.

She is offering a $4,000 reward.

If you cognize wherever Bruno is, you tin marque a study anonymously done Crime Stoppers of Racine County oregon telephone the Village of Caledonia constabulary astatine 262-886-2300.

Caledonia constabulary said the information camera footage from the clip of the incidental didn't person immoderate identifying factors.

Officials with Jellystone Park accidental they cooperated with police.