AUSTIN, Texas – The Austin Police Department is on the lookout for the person who snatched up a canine from the homeowners’ driveway in East Austin. It occurred in August and the dogs’ homeowners have been heartbroken since.
The Ghezes mentioned their canine is old and wishes medicine and so they simply need him home to allow them to deal with him.
“You can see simply how confused and panicked he’s,” Jordan Ghez mentioned as he seemed on the final photograph he has of his 16-year-old canine, Bentley.
An Austin couple is heartbroken after their canine was stolen from their East Austin driveway.
On August 31, round 8:30 p.m., the Ghezes mentioned Bentley was taken.
“We let him out like we often do and after about quarter-hour…he hadn’t come again to the door,” Jordan Ghez mentioned.
They seemed across the Montopolis neighborhood and couldn’t discover him. After watching their ring doorbell digicam footage, they noticed a person snatch Bentley up.
“Protect your dogs, they’re not even secure in your gate,” Jordan Ghez mentioned.
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A few hours later, Bentley was noticed in a retailer on 1st and Stassney in South Austin.
“Sure sufficient, this man was simply procuring round holding our canine in a basket,” Jordan Ghez mentioned.
Austin police mentioned the person within the photos is an individual of curiosity.
The couple mentioned the person was noticed at a retailer in South Austin with their canine.
The Ghezes mentioned they discovered the footage themselves, and it took weeks for APD to even take down their info.
“We went to the police headquarters downtown to really file a report, and so they knowledgeable us that there have been no officers available to take a report,” Jordan Ghez mentioned. “Police can not sustain with the quantity of petty crime that’s occurring on this neighborhood.”
The Ghezes have lived within the neighborhood for seven years.
“It’s gotten worse, it hasn’t gotten higher,” Jordan Ghez mentioned.
So, the Ghezes are transferring.
“We’re hoping to maneuver to a spot the place when crimes occur, they’re punished to dissuade potential criminals from ruining individuals’s lives,” Jordan Ghez mentioned.
As this was the final straw.
“A variety of it’s the unknown that is simply haunting, not understanding what occurred, is he alive, is he with one other household but additionally simply feeling violated on the similar time,” Shila Ghez mentioned.
If you’ve seen Bentley, a blonde Pomeranian who was bother walking, name the APD Region 3 Detectives at 512-974-6999. This is an energetic investigation.
