A Chihuahua-carrying burglar was caught after detectives spotted the pooch in its owner's yard, less than a mile away, the Rapides Parish Sheriff's Office said.

Confirming the weird incident,  Lt. Tommy Carnline, spokesman for the department said,  "We have no clue. We have no idea. People do the strangest things." 

The theft came into light after the dog caught the eye of a homeowner, who zipped home Saturday to check an alarm and saw someone fling out of his window.

"The complainant described the clothing the suspect was wearing but most noticeable was the blonde Chihuahua dog with a teal green collar he was carrying," Carnline wrote in a news release.

"The suspect was identified before deputies spotted the dog in another yard, he wrote. That homeowner told investigators the dog was hers, and she had been letting 19-year-old Kyle Chase Rabalais of Pineville stay at her house,” the sergeant further said.

(AW: Suchorita Choudhury)