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Police in Washington, D.C. are looking for suspects after two French bulldogs were stolen from their owner and in another incident, a suspect tried to steal another owner’s dog.
Police believe the two incidents are related.
A victim was walking their dog at the intersection at 7th and Maine Ave., SW, Monday at approximately 10:28 a.m. when the suspect attempted to steal her dog, the Metropolitan Police Department said in a press release. The suspect made a failed attempt to take the dog and attacked the victim before running away.
When officers arrived on the scene, the victim said she was walking her dog in the 400 block of M St. SW when a male suspect approached her and asked if he could pet her dog, Fox 5 DC reported. She allowed him to pet her dog, but tried to walk away when she started to feel uncomfortable.
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Washington, DC, police are looking for suspects after two French bulldogs were stolen from their owner and a suspect tried to steal another dog from his owner. (capital police)
The suspect came from behind her and grabbed the leash as she approached the 700 block of Maine Ave. SW ran. The suspect and victim struggled for control of the belt until witnesses yelled at him. He let go of the belt and fled to the 800 block of 7th St SW.
A surveillance camera showed the suspect and the vehicle in which he escaped. He is described as a black male between the ages of 14 and 17, approximately 5’10-5’11, police said. He was wearing a black balaclava, a dark colored shirt and shorts and sneakers.
In a similar incident that occurred at about 10:30 a.m. Monday, the victim was walking with two French bulldogs on V St. SW when a car stopped at the corner and three people got out of the car and approached him, police said in the press release.
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Police believe the two incidents are related. (capital police)
The victim said the suspects made small talk about the dogs — a year-and-a-half-old male named Uno and a five-month-old female named Cartier — before one of the suspects ordered him to hand over the dogs. When he refused, the suspect attacked him and he fell to the ground. The suspect pulled out a gun and told the victim, “I’ll kill you,” according to Fox 5 DC.
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The suspect took the first dog off the leash and grabbed hold of the second dog, which was off leash, before fleeing into the vehicle.
Police are asking the public to help find the suspect and vehicle and are offering a reward of up to $10,000 to anyone who provides information leading to an arrest and conviction.
