Ali Zacharias clung to a car hood in order to save her beloved French bulldog from thieves, getting the the attention of the Los Angeles Police Department [LAPD].
Zacharias told a Los Angeles television station, KTLA, that she was eating lunch outside an LA Whole Foods with her dog, Onyx, on Jan 18, when a woman she didn’t know grabbed her dog’s leash and walked away.
“I didn’t think that somebody was stealing my dog. I thought it was a misunderstanding, so I said, ‘That’s my dog. Excuse me,’ and she wasn’t listening,” Zacharias said.
Zacharias followed the lady to a white KIA Forte four-door sedan, where she reportedly shoved her out the doors and locked her out, prompting Zacharias to leap on top of the hood to prevent it from leaving.
According to People, Zacharias eventually off the vehicle and it got away with Onyx. She was later treated by the LA Fire Department for minor abrasions.
The LAPD has identified two suspects, one described as a Black woman around 25-years-old, dressed in a “gray sweatshirt, purple sweatpants, and black sneakers.” The other is described as a Black man of the same age.
Zacharias said she is offering a reward for Onyx’s return, describing him as a “black Merle French bulldog with a spotted coat and different-coloured eyes.”
Source: People
