Runaway Pug Gets ‘Arrested’ and Her Mugshot Helps Police Crack the Case

Bean may have only wanted a little adventure, but her unsupervised trip around a New Jersey neighborhood soon landed her in an unexpected place: the local police station. The tiny Pug had slipped away from her owners and was wandering around Cape May without anyone by her side. Fortunately, officers from the Cape May Police Department found the curious runaway before her adventure could lead her into trouble. What happened next transformed an ordinary lost dog call into a funny community story with a very happy ending. Credit: Facebook An officer picked Bean up and brought her safely back to the station, according to Cape May Police Chief Anthony Marino. With no identification immediately connecting the little Pug to her family, police needed a way to spread the word that she had been found. That was when someone at the department came up with an idea perfectly suited to their mischievous little guest. A ‘Pugshot’ With a Purpose Police posed Bean for her very own mugshot, or more appropriately, a “pugshot.” Sitting behind the bars, Bean appeared surprisingly convincing as a tiny fugitive whose neighborhood adventure had finally caught up with her. The playful photograph was more th...