Mom busted for swiping 4 bearded-dragons from pet store
A Long Island mom accompanied by her two teenage sons swiped four bearded-dragon lizards from a pet store, according to Suffolk County cops.
Anisa Escobar, 46, was arrested for the theft Friday, cops said.
Escobar had entered Selmer’s Pet Land on Jericho Turnpike in Huntington Station with her 14-year-old twin sons around 1 p.m. Aug. 23, officials said. Escobar then used a knife to cut open the reptile enclosure, reached in and took four bearded dragons, collectively valued at $1,100.
Escobar was charged with grand larceny and endangering the welfare of a child. She was scheduled to be arraigned in First District Court in Central Islip.
Police said the lizards have not yet been found.
“They’re not dangerous,” said sore owner Jessica Selmer, 40, of the reptiles. They’re just very fragile. …They’re not meant to be in the wild or meant to be taken by people who don’t [know]” how to take care of them.