Dog Sustains 'Serious Injuries' After Car Thief Throws Victim's Pet onto Freeway

Photo: Nassau County Police Department

Police in Mineola, New York, are searching for an unidentified man who stole a woman’s car on Monday before throwing her dog from the moving vehicle onto a freeway.

According to CBS News, the Cavachon Bichonmay lose a limbfrom the injuries.

The dog’s 60-year-old owner was not injured in the incident, NCPD reported, and her stolen 2020 Range Rover was later recovered in East Orange, New Jersey.

As the woman stood outside her car on the passenger’s side, fueling the vehicle at a BP gas station at around 2:45 p.m., the suspect entered from the driver’s side door and fled, according to the news release.

He then attempted to throw the dog from the window and ended up dragging it alongside the car after its collar got stuck, per the NCPD. The dog was eventually able to free itself before it was rescued and treated for injuries.

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Kelsey Greene, the Good Samaritan who came to the dog’s rescue with her boyfriend, recounted hearing the dog’s yelps. “I was shaking. It was really scary. I have two dogs of my own. My boyfriend ran out and brought him to safety,” she told CBS.

Police are still searching for the suspect, who was “of thin build, wearing gray sweatpants, a black hooded sweatshirt, white/black/gray sneakers, black gloves, and had on a black ski mask.”

Detectives are asking anyone with information to contact the Nassau County Crime Stoppers at 1-800-244-TIPS. All callers will remain anonymous.

source: people.com