. >>> video surveillance shows largo police say this is wayne barfield at the all about puppy store. after stuffing a tiny yorkie in his sweater, he sauntered out the door. now, while police did find barfield, he didn't have the puppy with him. tonight, there is good news to report, however. the nine week old yorkie han been found and is now being cared for by a veterinarian. peter bernard is live in largo tonight with the details. people so worried about this puppy. >> reporter: they were, good evening stacie schaible. gone more than a week, the thief sold the puppy and that person sold the pup again. this pup was made very sick. wrapped up in a blanket, this tiny female yorkshire terrier her week long odyssey ended at a vet hospital. a vet tech here scanned for a microchip that came to all about puppies. the manager got the call. >> my heart is pounding somebody calling and asking about it. they said we have your dog. i was like, what? >> reporter: security cameras caught the thief in action, largo police tell us this is wayne barfield last tuesday stuffing the puppy under his swea

largo police busted this guy wayne barfield. he stuffed the yorkie in a for more than a week, that puppy was passed from person to person. finally a couple who bought the dog brought her to a vet because she was sick. a vet tech recognized her from our story. melanie michael is live tonight. >> reporter: what a fantastic day. we were thrilled when we got the news this morning that the yorkie was found. the poor thing was scared an suffering but ultimately, jen, she is alive tonight. it was the moment we had been waiting for and boy, was it wonderful to see this cutie alive and in loving hands. 8 on your side was there for the safe return of this two pound precious pup bundled in a blanket. >> you guys have so much to do with it. we are so thankful for you guys. >> reporter: this nine week old puppy so small and so frail, is she survived awful circumstances. the yorkie getting around the clock care for internal bleeding, a lung infection, and parasites. >> a immediate burden was lifted that she is safe. now we are going to nurse

identified as wayne barfield... has been arrested. but police never found the dog! store owners say the puppy could die if it anyone with information should call the pinellas 3 3 for nearly four years now... researchers have been digging up unmarked graves at an old reform school in the panhandle. and this morning... we're seeing the final report from the "dozier school for boys." that's the place where children were allegedly abused and some even died. 3 there were nearly 100 deaths in the first 55 years that school was open. researchers say they've now uncovered 51 sets of remains. from those... they were able to identify 21 boys. that's including two *new matches made through d-n-a. the first is loyd dutton from lee county. he died in 19-18 when he was 14-years-old. *how he died is still unknown. then there was grady huff. he attended dozier in 19-34 when he was 17... but died 7-months later. reportedly... due to disorder. 3 and these two facial reconstructions were made from the unidentified remains. there's little information about the boys-- except that one is

this is wayne barfield stuffing the puppy under his sweater and leaving. the puppy has internal bleeding, a lung infection, and parasite, but her prognosis is good. >>> police believe they have solved two cold cases that have been open in one case nearly eight years. front of his lakeland home in 2008. jamal flemming was murdered in 2015. police believe they made three arrests in the cases thank to the public's help. >> even the smallest tidbit of information can be that key to solve a crime. so, there is nothing that we would not want people to come forward and tell us. the smallest bit of information >> the lakeland police department is still working 30 more cold cases and they tell us they are following leads in some of those cases as well. >>> two murders in manatee county are related. deputies found the body of karl tuxford in a car in bradenton yesterday and they believe someone shot and killed him. shortly after his body was found, someone found the body of jordan finland. investigators believe finland knew her killer. facebook posts show she was go

"wayne junior barfield"... traded the 16- hundred dollar dog for crack and cash. he was arrested on friday. with the pup-- didn't even know she was stolen. they brought her to a vet because she was sick-- and that's where she was identified. the hospital posted this video of the puppy... now being ed for parasites and a respiratory infection. time to take a look at the stories making headlines around florida. a south florida mom fights back-- to protect her family from some suspected carjackers! and it was all caught on surveillance video. h|this all happened in the miami suburb of hialeah. watch closely: jumps into her front seat at the gas station... ...the mom grabs him, yanks him out of the even pulls off his ski mask. carjacker got inside-- then jumped out and ran off. children were inside the car at the time. they are all okay-- and the suspects were arrested. a disturbing discovery in miami- dade county-- after police find the body of a baby inside a freezer. authorities were called to a bridge on h.ia woman was threatening to jump. deputies talked her down

wayne junior barfield. but that is only half the story. the heartbreaking question here's the deal, bring her back. no questions asked. and you will get $1,000 in reward money. >>> up next we'll have a review of the heedlines today. unexpected change from one of the teens accused of planning an attack at her school in colorado. >> plus the death penalty in 3 colorado is back under the spotlight. how some lawmakers want to change the process. %- >> and nationally we'll tell you about a mom that is wowing >>> just about 11:30. shot and killed after a high speed chase in california says their daughter had problemmed and ried to help her work through them. kelseyhouseer was one of the passengers in a stolen car. after the chase the driver sped toward them so the officers opened fire. hauser and the dog inside that car were killed. >>> denver police released this photograph. he is still out there. somewhere on the run. this happened tuesday. right near glen arm and 17th. after searching the area they found his hoody and beanie but he couldn't f

authorities believe wayne junior barfield traded the nine- week-old puppy for crack and cash. and now a no questions asked reward is being offered for the puppy. >>> republican presidential candidate donald trump now has a key endorsement. sarah palin tapped the billionaire business man as her choice. it comes less than two weeks trump is locked in a dead heat with texas senator ted cruz. >>> the northeast is preparing for a monster winter storm. the national weather service predicts up to two feet of snow could fall in areas. and some wind gusts could be as strong as 35 miles per hour. >>> not snow but frost. another picture came in from don in tampa. there's the frost on the windshield. so you may be scraping this morning. there's officially a freeze warning for citrus, hernando and portions of pasco county. and there are places below freezing in those areas. er is hills, 30. and -- zephyrhills, 30. for those who don't like it cold, mid-60s today. low 70s tomorrow. and another cold front though brings a windy cold day for us on saturday. the children's gasparilla parade need

police say wayne junior barfield walked into the all about puppy store and took the dog. according to investigators he sold the pup to get money to buy crack . the yorky was found yesterday an animal hospital in st. pete. the people who bought the dog barfield took her there when she got sick. they had no idea the dog was stolen. she is worth $1600. barfield is facing charges. history by helping pave the way for female coaches in football. the team had named catherine smith as the first full-time female coach. she was promoted to special-teams quality control coach. she was previously the administrative assistant for the team's assistant coaches and spent the past seven years working alongside rex ryan. over the summer the gardeners hired jen welter as a coach during the preseason but she was let go before the regular season began. big announcement tomorrow for the tampa bay buccaneers. they are getting ready to name another person to their ring of honor. doug williams was inducted this past season and word is former star safety john lynch may have his name selected. dere

once we put the pictures out there, it was on and cops got wayne junior barfield. but that's only half the story. the heartbreaking question remains, where is this sweet yorkie. >> constance: a $1,000 reward is being offered for anyone leading up to information a a finding that little dog. >>> a major traffic alert on the palmetto expressway. this is our southbound lanes here. fire. looks like we have three to four lanes blocked on the palmetto expressway southbound. delays between northst 122nd street all the way to 103rd street. another look at video of what we shot earlierhen the palm was shot down. heavy delays in the spot. if you are heading out you way want to avoid the palmetto expressway and take ludlam road for northbound and southbound access. >> anchor: an ohio man is behind bars for allegedly trying to save his dog from being euthanized. police say he replaced his dog jason dodson's pit bull had been court ordered to put down after an attack and almost killed a service dog. but they say dodson adopted a dog that looked like his and tried to have that do

p>>reporter: the person that was parrested, wayne junior barfield. phe's in jail on a $5,000 bond, pwe believe. pwho has this yorkie or even just precently purchased a yorkie from psomeone else, taking it to a pvet, maybe to check the micro pchip, is that the plan? p>> hopefully they take it to the pvet. p>>reporter: we're holding this pdog to get a better idea what pthe yorkie looks like. pthis is not the right one. p>> this is not the right one. pthis is a different letter but pthis is what it looks like. pif they got this puppy, take it pto the vet. pthe micro chip -- the owner may phave told the micro chip company pthat it's stolen. pway. p>>reporter: you have a reward as pwell. p>> yes. pthere's a $1,000 reward for panyone who returns the puppy. pwe don't care your name. pyou can stay anonymous. pbring the puppy to us. pwe'll give you the reward. p>>reporter: thanks so much. pso hopefully the person who has por even just purchased a yorkie pnot knowing it was stolen, take psame one that was taken and pagain, contact largo police if pit happens t

wayne junior barfield was arrested but that's only half the story. the heartbreaking story rails, where is this sweet yorkie. the pet store says if the dog is returned they will pay a reward of $1,000. the dog is worth about $1,600 and barfield does admit handing over the dog during a drug deal but police say theog is still missing. that york is still out there somewhere but it does have a microchip. >> janine: hope they find it. thank you. >>> a $200,000 sports car engulfed in flames in louisiana, and police say this was no accident or a simple coincidence. this is what that lamborghini looked like before it was torched. it actually belongs to had a man named david maller, a contractor who is was hired by the cityy of new orleans to take down four confederate mon monuments. mall are says he's received death threats since getting that arson attack was in response to that. >> victor: a rockslide forcing the closure tour of a road in madiera county, california. officials say that heavy rain caused that rockslide yesterday and it closed to highway for a

last week police claim that "wayne barfield"... traded the 16- hundred dollar dog for crack and cash. he was arrested on friday. whoever ended up with the puppy-- didn't even know she was stolen. they brought her to a vet because she that's where she was identified-- from her micro-chip. the hospital posted this video of the puppy... now being treated for parasites and a respiratory infection. your final headline comes from "the new york post." it reads.. "this lady lives with one thousand cats and she sounds kind of normal" this california woman is the queen of cat ladies. she transformed her 12-acre ranch into an official no- kill shelter for cats. over 1-thousand felines live there right now. but-- the owner says-- only one of those cats is her own pet. this shelter was founded 24 years ago... and approximately 28- thousand cats have passed through its doors. the house itself was turned over to the cats... and the owner lives in a a woman's motherly instinct saves the day when carjackers targets her family! the whole thing was c