Beware: Dognapper at Loose in Los Angeles

Jimmy Nicholos doesn’t need much aside from Boots, his chocolate-colored Labrador. But during New Year’s Eve, a woman came to the Start Rescue Resale Store, a Sherman Oaks thrift shop that funds pet rescue adoptions where Jimmy works.

The woman offered to groom Boots. Rene Ruston, owner of the store said that Nicholos confidently-handed Boots to the woman because apparently, she had groomed the dog once before.

This time, however, the woman drove away with Jimmy’s beloved service dog and never came back. Hours later, the woman phoned claiming that Boots ran away in a park. Which was suspicious. The dognapper kept on calling Ruston and Nicholos with changing and contradictory statements as to why Boots ran away. Then, she stopped taking Ruston’s phone calls. If you live in L.A. and have information about Boots, you can call or text (818) 522-7311 to [email protected]. Otherwise, be careful of handing your pets over to strangers to avoid them from being stolen from you.

Source: SPECTRUM NEWS 1

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