 One week later, Janine Brown posted pictures on social media of her holding her pet French bulldog close, surrounded by the D.C. police officers who helped bring Yerman home. Brown said she feels blessed and was so excited to see her dog, she ran out of the house with only one shoe on. This past winter, D.C. police investigated a series of dog nappings. Many of those stolen were French bulldogs. Shane Estulin, WTOP News. D.C. police say its violent crime suppression division recovered Yerman last night.