--- description: San Francisco-area cops responded to a home alarm, just to discover the only culprits on the scene appeared to be a duo of puppies. title: Puppies Set Off False Burglar Alarm and Don't Even Care image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Most Wanted Little Puppies Accidentally Set Off Burglar Alarm Without Feeling Sorry About It  by [Raisa Bruner](/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Oct 21, 2016 8:54 PM CUT  by [Raisa Bruner](/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Oct 21, 2016 8:54 PM CUT Contrary to popular belief, puppies—[no matter how cute](http://time.com/4254286/puppy-family-reunion-4-years-apart/?iid=sr-link1 "undefined")—can be a problem. That was certainly the (potential) case on display earlier this week in San Francisco, when officers from the local Santa Clara County Sheriff responded to a residential security alarm to discover no apparent perpetrators, except for a duo of [super-fluffy juvenile canines.](http://time.com/4269035/puppies-playing-national-puppy-day/?iid=sr-link4 "undefined") “Unknown if they were the actual culprits of the false alarm, but we have our suspicions,” Sergeant Rich Glennon [told SF Gate](http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Cops-responding-to-burglary-alarm-find-puppies-9983809.php "undefined"). “But they are adorable nonetheless.” The SF Gate [further reports that](http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Cops-responding-to-burglary-alarm-find-puppies-9983809.php "undefined") the puppies were read their Miranda Rights but appeared “unrepentant.” A cop even snapped a photo with the armfuls of fluff for the record. On the bright side, it appears it was all a false alarm—and a great excuse for these puppies to get a shot at the spotlight. > [](https://twitter.com/SFGate/status/788822581449064448) \[[_SFGate_](http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Cops-responding-to-burglary-alarm-find-puppies-9983809.php "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4540917/puppy-true-crime/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4540917/puppy-true-crime/"},"headline":"Most Wanted Little Puppies Accidentally Set Off Burglar Alarm Without Feeling Sorry About It","datePublished":"2016-10-21T20:54:11.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:37:52.431Z","description":"Paws up!","url":"https://time.com/4540917/puppy-true-crime/","keywords":["Newsfeed","animals","viral"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Raisa Bruner","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4540917/puppy-true-crime/","name":"Most Wanted Little Puppies Accidentally Set Off Burglar Alarm Without Feeling Sorry About It"}}]}] ```