North Brooklyn’s most publicized pooch since the plunging Transmitter Park pup has been reunited with its rightful owner after being snatched from outside of a Williamsburg supermarket on Monday night, multiple news outlets reports.
Gothamist explains the dognapping:
Around 9 p.m. on Monday, 21-year-old NYU student Bre Kelly exited the Green Corner Fish & Farmers Market at Humboldt Street and Flushing Avenue, and was shocked to see her 10-year-old terrier (Theo) had vanished without a trace. Well, actually, there was one trace: his leash was lying on the ground, suggesting that Theo had been taken. Kelly, who regularly walks her dog from Bed Stuy to this particular grocery store, reviewed the security footage and saw that a man had indeed scooped Theo up by his collar and walked away with him, a sort of fly-by dognapping.
Theo and Kelly were reunited on Wednesday after she received a phone call from a person claiming to know the dog’s whereabouts. More from Gothamist:
They arranged for a bystander to drop off the dog, and by 6 p.m.,Theo “was back in my arms on Flushing, very close to where he was taken,” Kelly said. He was “definitely shaken up and nervous,” she added, “but … safe and okay.” He seems, to Kelly, “like he can barely believe he’s home.”
I am so relieved to see Theo back home. I want to say to all small dog owners please absolutely do not leave you fur babies tied up outside store because ass holes are definitely stealing dogs in all five boroughs not just Brooklyn. I take my eight pound Maltese everywhere I don’t give them a chance to get their hands on her because it’s all about the money. Let’s unite and shut these animal thieves down by not giving them the opportunity to take our babies