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Police in Colorado are searching for a person who repeatedly sickened a family’s dog by leaving drug-laced hot dogs in their yard.
Investigators have investigated at least three incidents since late 2025 at homes in Broomfield, Colorado, two of which resulted in sick dogs, city police said. Bloomfield is a city of approximately 80,000 people located outside of Denver.
“Investigators believe the intended target was the family’s dog,” the Bloomfield Police Department said in a statement. “Based on the circumstances and pattern of the incidents, investigators believe this particular residence was intentionally targeted.”
Police don’t know who is targeting the dog. Investigators checked nearby surveillance footage and searched the scene, but no suspects were found, the police department announced on March 30.
The first incident occurred on November 22, 2025, when a homeowner was working in his backyard and found two hot dogs. Police said in a statement that a “crystal-like” substance was found inside the hot dog, which tested positive to contain methamphetamine.
On December 26, 2025, the homeowner’s dog and his daughter’s dog both began exhibiting “unusual behavior” after eating one or more hot dogs they found in the backyard. An uneaten hot dog was also found. The dogs were taken to a veterinarian, where they tested positive for methamphetamine.
Most recently, on March 22, one of the family’s dogs became ill again after eating an unknown substance in the front yard and tested positive for both methamphetamine and MDMA (ecstasy).
Law enforcement officials said they had recently brought their K-9, Lodo, to the home to conduct a “field sniff” of the home’s front and backyard, but were negative at the time. The investigation is ongoing and police are asking anyone with any information regarding this incident to contact the department.
The Frank family told KUSA that the dogs exhibited symptoms after ingesting the drug-laced hot dogs, including panting, not wanting to lie down, spinning around and foaming at the mouth.
Jillian Frank, the homeowner’s daughter, told KUSA in Denver that she and her mother initially thought it was a “random act of animal cruelty” and that her mother had no conflict with anyone in the neighborhood. The family told KUSA that although cameras were installed, they did not see the suspect’s actions.
“I feel completely helpless. My dog means the absolute world to me,” Annalyn Frank said.
