Woman accused of stealing Golden Doodle puppies worth $45K from Miami pet store

Going back to the Kendall pet store an hour after stealing 18 Golden Doodle puppies landed a woman in jail, according to the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office.

Nataly Bendana, 37, removed a bolt lock from the entrance of Fur Babies Puppies pet store, 16211 SW 88th St, around 4:30 p.m. Tuesday and stole 18 Golden Doodle puppies along with $17,000 in designer sneakers, deputies say. She placed the puppies and sneakers into her car, which was parked in the rear alley of the business. She was not alone; Janet Gonzalez is listed as co-defendant.

About an hour after the puppies were stolen, deputies arrived to investigate. Bendana later returned and was quickly detained. The arrest affidavit did not detail why she came back. The burglary was caught on surveillance footage, according to Bendana’s arrest affidavit.

She is charged with grand theft and burglary of an unoccupied structure. On Wednesday morning, Miami-Dade Circuit Court Judge Mindy Glazer ordered a $2,500 bond for each charge.

Bendana told the judge during bond court that her manager did not know she was jailed, and she had just started the job.