Distressing moment family chases after thief who stole their pet dog
This is the moment a family desperately chased after a thief who stole their beloved pet dog.
The incident occurred as Alaina Yantko dropped off food to her husband at a store in Cleveland, Ohio with her four-year-old daughter, Selena on Saturday.
Footage from the scene shows the thief park next to Yantko’s SUV in the parking lot of Ohio City Deli. He had been watching the mother, but she did not realize until it was too late.
As soon as Yantko entered the store, the thief snuck into her car and snatched her purse and cellphone – then went back to take the family’s Shih Tzu-Yorkie mix, Lucy.
Upon noticing the thief, Yantko rushed outside with Selena tucked under her arm. She then chased the after car as the thief pulled out of the parking lot in reverse. Her husband can be seen running after her after the car as well.
‘I came out and he threw her in the car and when I grabbed the mirror, he just looked right at me and kept on going,’ Yantko told Fox 61.
‘To watch him watching me was the worst part because I didn’t notice him. Then he pulled up and backed up to watch me go through my car and unbuckle a baby.’
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‘Because I love her, she is my best girl,’ the four-year-old said.
Yantko said she is not worried about the items taken from her SUV, she just want’s her family’s dog returned home safely.
‘The phone, the money, the purse, none of it matters. We just want out dog back,’ She said.