A woman was filmed desperately clinging to the hood of a speeding car in downtown Los Angeles after thieves inside stole her French bulldog.
Ali Zacharias was enjoying lunch with her puppy, Onyx, at Whole Foods on Grand Avenue and 8th Street around 2:30 p.m. on Jan. 18 when a stranger began calling to the dog, who was sitting at her feet under a table. he told KTLA.
The woman then grabbed the dog’s leash and began walking away with it. Zacharias said he initially thought it was a simple mistake.
“I didn’t think anyone was stealing my dog,” Zacharias said. “I thought it was a misunderstanding, so I said, ‘That’s my dog.’ Excuse me,’ and she wasn’t listening.”
The woman got into a getaway car that was waiting nearby. Zacharias tried to get in but said the car was full with four other people inside. They pushed her out and closed the doors, he said.
Footage showed Zacharias on the hood of the car as it sped down the street with his dog. KTLA 5
Panicking, Zacharias stood in front of the car while shouting for help, but “no one came.”
“The next thing I knew, the car hit me and I fell on the hood,” he told the outlet.
Witness Harrison Pessy, who captured video of the ordeal, said he was walking down the street when he heard screeching tires and a woman screaming. He then saw the white vehicle flying down the street as Zacharias clung to the hood for dear life.
“It was horrible,” Zacharias recalled. “As he started going faster and faster, I thought, ‘I’m about to die.’ This is my death. Right now. I’m about to die.'”
Onyx has spotted black and white fur and two different colored eyes. KTLA 5
The suspects drove several blocks with Zacharias still on top before a sharp curve violently threw her to the ground.
She reported the incident to Los Angeles police, who searched the area for surveillance footage of the robbery and escape. Police described the vehicle as a newer white Kia Forte sedan that was missing a hubcap on the front driver’s side, according to KTLA.
Onyx, a black Merle French bulldog with spotted fur and different colored eyes, remains missing.
“They stole my son,” Zacharias said. “I’m just praying I can get it back.”
Ali Zacharias said he is offering a substantial reward for the return of his dog. KTLA 5
He said he is offering a large prize for the return of his dog.
French bulldog puppies, now the most popular dog in the country, regularly sell for more than $1,000.
“If someone tried to steal my dog, I would probably try to kill them myself,” Pessy told KTLA. “It’s devastating when someone takes someone else’s animal.”
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