CHICAGO (CBS) — One Little Village man is sharing a phrase of warning, after his canine was almost stolen from him whereas on a walk.
It occurred Wednesday afternoon in broad daylight close to thirty third and Pulaski, and it was all caught on digital camera.
The surveillance video would possibly appear to be two individuals chatting, besides the person in black is sporting a bulletproof vest, and he isn’t bending all the way down to pet Luis Garcia’s canine. He’s there to grab it.
Gonzalez: “The incontrovertible fact that they had been sporting a bulletproof vest—does that say one thing to you?”
Garcia: “Yeah, it positively instructed me that they had been as much as no good.”
Garcia the would-be thieves approached him, asking him if he had seen their misplaced puppy, however it was all a ruse. He believes they had been after his French bulldog, Sammy.
“They knew what they had been in search of. They knew what they had been after. I imply, as a result of I had one other canine. A Chihuahua, a blue-nosed Chihuahua, which can also be fairly uncommon, and so they did not even take into consideration going after him,” he stated.
It’s as a result of French bulldogs like Sammy are costly; some promoting for 1000’s of {dollars}. They had been named American Kennel Club’s hottest canine breed final yr.
What the thieves did not depend on is that this canine dad would to go to any lengths to defend his furry buddy.
“I instructed them you are going to must take him out of my useless chilly fingers,” Garcia stated.
The video reveals Garcia chase after the suspect.
“I picked up concrete bricks, asphalt bricks which are proper right here, and I began threatening him. He ran, after which I ran after my canine. That’s when he requested the man within the automotive to shoot me,” he stated.
Garcia stated, if something, he is grateful this incident occurred on a nook with a number of surveillance cameras. If he would have walked in both course, just some steps, none of this is able to have been captured.
“It might’ve simply been luck, God, I do not know,” Garcia stated.
Both Garcia and Sammy acquired away unhurt.
“What these criminals have to appreciate is that these beings should not only a pet, or an object, or property. Us that take into account ourselves canine dad and mom, we care for them, we bond with them, we elevate them,” Garcia stated.
And hopefully proceed to walk them safely, too.
“It’s not going to cease me. I’d take completely different routes now, extra precautions,” he stated.
