A dog dispute between two neighbors has left a Baldwin police officer facing theft charges.

Phil DiLucente, Baldwin police Officer Tim Kreger’s attorney, told WPXI the dog in question wandered from its home.

He said Kreger found the dog and kept it, thinking it was being neglected.

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DiLucente said Kreger told the dog’s owner that he’d return the animal if it was given proper attention.

The owner filed a complaint against Kreger, which resulted in the theft charge.

DiLucente called the charge “bizarre and ridiculous.”