Man brazenly swipes pup in broad daylight in the Bronx
A man in the Bronx brazenly swiped a dog in broad daylight while the pet’s owner was working at a nearby barbershop, police said.
The pooch pincher struck about 12:55 p.m. on July 28 as the dog, a 2-year-old pit bull-husky mix named Selena, was tied to a tree outside a barber shop on Park Avenue near East 182nd Street in the Belmont neighborhood.
That day, Selena’s owner, barber Jonathan Rosario, 31, took his dog for the first time ever to work with him so she’d have some company.
“She would be home alone and depressed,” Rosario explained to The Post. “So I wanted to take her to work with me.”
“The first day that I decided to take my dog to work somebody decides to steal my dog.”
Unable to bring Selena inside the barber shop, Rosario instead tied her to the nearest tree, which he estimates was just 30 feet away from the store.
The suspect stole Selena while Rosario was occupied with a customer.
“I went outside and my dog wasn’t there,” Rosario said. “I couldn’t believe it.”
Surveillance footage later viewed by Rosario showed the suspect linger around Selena, untie her leash and walk away with her — and her bag of food.
Rosario has been searching for Selena “non-stop” ever since — up to four hours a day.
“I know that my dog is around here. I know that he has my dog hostage and my dog is probably depressed,” said Rosario.
“She’s beautiful. I love her so much and I really miss her a lot. It’s really broke my heart.”
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