Dognapping duo snatch 2 French bulldogs from NYC home during string of violent heists: cops

Yahoo

2 days ago

A brazen pair of dognappers stole two French bulldogs from a Queens home during a string of heists over the weekend, cops said.
The thieves made their way inside the Long Island City apartment at Crane Street and Jackson Avenue around 10 p.m. Saturday and swooped up the pair of pooches – worth $1,700 – plus a large stash of clothing, authorities said.
The victim, who was not home at the time, said he had locked the door to his apartment, and when he came home, reviewed security footage that showed the pup poachers raiding the place, sources said.
The resident did not know the suspects, and it is unclear how they got inside, according to the sources.
About three hours earlier, the same pair – riding in a white car – allegedly pulled up to another 31-year-old man at Crane Street, cops said.
One flashed a gun and the other punched and kicked the victim, before grabbing his iPhone and house keys, authorities said.
The suspects fled in the same car and the victim refused medical treatment, cops said.
In the earliest stick-up, around 3:20 p.m. the same day, the brutes – wearing black masks – pulled up to a 27-year-old bike-riding man in the white car, according to cops and startling surveillance video.
One of them whipped out a gun, while the other pulled him into a car and punched him – before they grabbed the victim's iPhone and $800, police said.
They fled in their getaway ride and the injured victim went to Mount Sinai Queens Hospital on his own, authorities said.
One of the alleged suspects is described as a man with a light complexion, between 20 and 25 years old, standing about 5-foot-8 and weighing about 180 pounds. He was last seen wearing a Bulls cap and black sweater.
The other suspect, who had a dark complexion, is believed to be about the same age, standing around 6 feet tall and weighing around 220 pounds. He was last seen wearing a gray baseball cap and gray sweater.
Anyone with information on their whereabouts is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782).
The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/, or on X @NYPDTips.