Three men walked into the Centennial pet store and asked the employees questions about the bulldog puppies, each worth $4,300, before staging the distraction, sheriff’s officials said.

DENVER (AP) — Thieves nabbed a pair of high-priced bulldogs from a Colorado pet store after a man allegedly faked a seizure to distract employees while an accomplice grabbed the puppies from a pen and ran out, authorities said.

Denver-area pet store heist during which a suspect allegedly faked having a seizure to create a distraction is captured on video, police say. (Credit: Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office)

: Late Monday night, Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office confirmed one of the stolen English Bulldog puppies was recovered and returned safe by a good Samaritan. That person had purchased the puppy for $1,