STANTON (CBS) — A man and a woman caught on tape stealing a puppy from an Orange County pet store apparently felt some remorse, delivering an apology note and $600 to the business the next day, but authorities said that won’t get them off the hook.

(UPDATE 7:15p.m. Saturday) After saying that the apology note and $600 was not enough to get the puppy-pilfering duo off the hook, Orange County Sheriff’s spokesman Jim Amormino now says no charges will be filed.

“They made full restitution and there will be no action taken at the request of the business,” Amormino told City News Service.

On Thursday, surveillance video caught the two suspects at Pet City in Stanton. The man could be seen jiggling the cages at Pet City to see if any were open.

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Moments later, the man asked the store clerk to see a dog.

While the employee set him up in a room to play with the pup, the woman he was with took a Chow from its cage and walked out.

The next day, the woman reportedly gave a shopper outside $20 to deliver the apology note and the cash to a store employee. The shopper called 911 but the female suspect, described as Latina, was gone by the time deputies arrived.

Several people have reportedly phoned in tips as to the identity of the puppy-nappers.

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MANHATTAN BEACH (CBS) — The reward amount has increased for the safe return of a three-month-old special needs puppy named “Harmony,” who was stolen from a family vehicle Tuesday in Manhattan Beach.

Harmony, a Boxer-American Bulldog mix was adopted just before Christmas by a family with four sons.

“It is just a dog to some people,” says Patrick Thomasson. “But to us, it was an instant part of our family.”

Thomasson had been visiting the rescue puppy for weeks, and asked his wife Shayla to get the dog for him as a Christmas gift.

“He asked me maybe ten times,” said Shayla. “He is really in love with her.”

The Thomassons had parked their car outside the Manhattan Village Shopping Center on Tuesday morning. Thieves jimmied a car door lock and made off with an iPad gift card and the dog.

“It kind of felt like the world dropped,” says Shayla.

The deaf puppy also had a canine companion named Bella, a terrier who could lead Harmony around. Bella was left behind by the robbers, and the family says she is depressed without Harmony.

The Thomasson family is now offering a $1,600 reward for Harmony’s safe return.

“Whoever has her, just give her back,” says Patrick. “We won’t ask any questions.”

Anyone with information on Harmony’s whereabouts is asked to contact The Lovejoy Foundation.

STUDIO CITY (CBS) — This week’s Pets2Love is 4-year-old Paco.

He is available for adoption the Shelter Hope Pet Shop at (323) 432-8138.

BALDWIN PARK (CBS) — A three-year-old pit bull mix is a lucky dog, thanks to a valiant rescue organized by the California Highway Patrol.

The pup was spotted living in the median of the San Bernardino (10) Freeway in Baldwin Park for over a week. Motorists and CHP officers reported seeing the dog dodging in and out of traffic on the busy highway.

Animal Control officers went to work Wednesday with a priority of saving the canine they named Rudolph, in honor of the holiday season.

CHP officers stopped traffic on the 10 around 1 p.m., while animal control officers moved in to rescue the stray.

Animal Control Officer Alfred Aguirre says Rudolph was likely not homeless for very long.

“We were able to go ahead and pet him, and kind of work with him a little bit,” says Aguirre. “Most animals we come in contact with that are feral, or stray for a long period of time actually don’t let us get too friendly.”

Rudolph will go up for adoption on Dec. 29.

“He’d make a great pet for anybody that’s looking for a dog like this,” says Aguirre. “As long as it’s a nicely fenced in yard.”