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NYPD save French Bulldog from dognapper who robbed teen at gunpoint in Queens

A French Bulldog was returned to its owner after briefly being taken by an armed dognapper.
A French Bulldog was returned to its owner after briefly being taken by an armed dognapper.
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NEW YORK (1010 WINS/WCBS 880) – The NYPD returned a French Bulldog to its 15-year-old owner shortly after an armed dognapper stole the pooch in Queens, police said.

"A thief is in the dog pound after he was caught robbing a teen of his French Bulldog at gunpoint," NYPD News posted on X.


The gun officers recovered from the robber.The gun officers recovered from the robber.NYPD

Authorities said that at about 9 p.m. on Christmas Day, officers with the Housing Bureau's Police Service Area 9 responded to a crime in progress near 41-14 10th Street, in the vicinity of the NYCHA Queensbridge South Houses in Queens.

Upon arrival, the 15-year-old male dog owner told officers that a man pulled out a gun and stole his French Bulldog while he was under duress, cops said.

The officers involved in the rescue of the French Bulldog and arrest of the armed dognapper.The officers involved in the rescue of the French Bulldog and arrest of the armed dognapper.NYPD

Officers canvassed the area, and after a brief chase the robber was arrested. Both the gun and French Bulldog were recovered.

"Thanks to the quick actions by your @NYPDPSA9 cops, the criminal was caught, a firearm was recovered, and the owner and pooch will not be having a RUFF day," the X post by NYPD News added.