Crime & Safety
Miami Dognapper Caught On Surveillance Video: WATCH NOW
Miami police are asking for the public's help in finding a brazen dognapper who took a dog from a fenced-in yard..
MIAMI, FL — Miami police are asking for the public's help in finding a brazen dognapper who took a woman's dog from a fenced-in yard.
Officer Michael Vega of the Miami Police Department said the dognapper could be seen on surveillance video getting out of a black SUV around 7 a.m. on Feb. 26.
"A woman ... gets off and walks to the closed gate where the dog was," Vega said. "Moments later, the suspect is seen walking back to the SUV with the victim’s dog. It appears that the suspect had a leash or rope on the dog ,and guides the dog into the SUV."
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Vega told Patch the dog appeared to be a large black mixed breed, possibly a German shepherd mix. The home is located in the 1400 block of NW 29 Street.
The dognapper was described as a white woman between 30 and 55 with long black hair. She was last seen wearing a coral-colored shirt, back leggings, white socks and flip-flops.
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The dognapper was traveling in a five-door SUV.
Watch surveillance video below courtesy of the Miami Police Department:
Detectives need assistance in identifying the woman on the video below & in locating the dog she stole on 2/26, at 7 a.m. in the area of N.W. 15 Ave. & 29 St. She was driving a black SUV. If you recognize her or have seen the dog, please call 305-579-6111 or @CrimeStopper305 pic.twitter.com/ivlpfqF3bE
— Miami PD (@MiamiPD) March 31, 2020
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