When the Brausen family called the Humane Society on Dec. 19, 2015, looking for their lost yellow lab, they received the worst response a pet owner could imagine: they were told that something had happened, and they needed to call the police to find out more.

Fearing the worst for their beloved family dog, an 11-year-old canine named Charlie, Sue Brausen and her husband, Richard, got in touch with the Little Falls Police Department.

  
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