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Four men armed with a shotgun stole a puppy from a breeder they contacted on Kijiji, Toronto police said Monday.

Earlier this month, the breeder posted an ad for the $800 cane corso puppy and arranged to meet a prospective buyer at a friend’s house in Scarborough. When he arrived around 9 p.m. on April 3, the buyer was already parked outside with three other men in the car, Det. Jeremy Hayes said.

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The breeder took the 10-week-old puppy out of his truck to show the man, who asked if he could hold it and “show his brother” in the car.

Once the dog was inside the car, “the victim noticed another suspect in the backseat pointing a shotgun at him,” Det. Hayes said. “He knew he was being robbed…. He just kind of put his hands up and slowly backed away and they fled in their car.”

He just kind of put his hands up and slowly backed away and they fled in their car

“But he had the wherewithal to make note of the license plate and the description of the car.”

The white Chevy Cruze was a rental, but Det. Hayes said police traced the rental agreement to a family member of the suspect. Christopher Rampersaud, 20, of Brampton, was arrested early Saturday.