A Los Angeles dog catcher who was caught on video speeding with a French bulldog as the pet’s owner desperately clung to the car’s hood has been arrested, police said.
Los Angeles police busted Sadie Slater, 21, in Inglewood on Saturday in connection with the theft of the dog and set her bail at $70,000, ABC 7 reported.
It was unclear whether the dog, a black Merle French bulldog with a spotted coat and different colored eyes named Onyx, was found or returned to its owner.
The daytime stray dog incident happened around 2:30 p.m. Jan. 18 when Onyx’s owner, Ali Zacharias, was enjoying lunch with her pup at the Whole Foods at Grand Avenue and Eighth Street and an unidentified woman began calling her dog. .
The strange woman then grabbed Onyx’s leash and began walking away with him, something Zacharias told local media outlet KTLA he initially thought was a mistake.
Ali Zacharias was trying to hold back a woman in a car as she sped away with her beloved French bulldog Onyx. KTLA 5
“I didn’t think that someone had stolen my dog,” Zacharias said. “I thought it was a misunderstanding, so I said, ‘That’s my dog. I’m sorry,’ and he didn’t listen.”
The robber then got into a getaway car that was waiting nearby. Zacharias tried to get inside but said the car was full with four other people inside. They pushed him out and locked the door, he said.
In a panic, Zacharias moved in front of the car screaming for help, but “nobody came,” he said.
Onyx has a spotted black and white coat and two different colored eyes. KTLA 5
“The next thing I knew, the car was driving towards me, and I fell on the hood,” he told the outlet.
Witness Harrison Pessy, who recorded the terrifying ordeal, said he was walking down the street when he heard screeching tires and a woman screaming. He then saw the white vehicle fly down the road as Zacharias held on to the hood for dear life.
“It was horrible,” Zacharias recalled. “As it is [the driver] started going faster and faster, I was like, ‘I’m about to die. This is my death. Now. I almost died.’ “
A picture of a suspect shows a woman in purple sweatpants and a gray sweatshirt. LAPD
The suspects drove several blocks with Zacharias on their hood before a sharp turn threw him to the ground.
He reported the incident to the LAPD, who scoured the area for surveillance footage of the robbery and escape.
Police described the vehicle as a newer white Kia Forte sedan with a missing hubcap on the driver’s side.
Zacharias ended up on the hood of the car as it sped down the road with his dog. Instagram/UD4U
Authorities released a photo at the time of a woman wearing a gray hoodie and purple sweatpants who they believe is the suspect. It’s not clear if it was Slater.
At least one other suspect has been described as a man in his mid-20s.
French bulldog puppies, now the most popular dog in the country, often cost more than $1,000.
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