Sadie Slater is being charged with robbery after allegedly driving off with the French bulldog.

Sadie Slater is being charged with robbery after allegedly driving off with the French bulldog.

The suspect in a dognapping was arrested Saturday, two weeks after allegedly driving off with a French bulldog as the owner clung to the car hood.

The Los Angeles Police Department and the U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force arrested 21-year-old Sadie Slater in Inglewood, California, on Saturday. She is being charged with robbery, and her bail is set at $70,000, according to the police.

Slater is allegedly responsible for the dognapping on Jan. 18 in Los Angeles, where the group she was with drove off with a French bulldog while the owner clung to the hood of the car. The incident was captured on video by a bystander.

  • Drusas@kbin.social
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    5 months ago

    It’s really despicable how every state in this country apparently treats beloved pets and other animals as simple property, no different than a phone or a piece of furniture. They should be recognized as living beings with increased value. Stealing a pet, in particular, should be treated much more like kidnapping than like garden variety theft. It leaves people devastated for years. The outcome of the crime should be better taken into account. Hell, I’m pretty sure I would need therapy if somebody stole my dog from me and I was unable to stop them or get the dog back.

    • GBU_28@lemm.eeEnglish
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      5 months ago

      Agree in general. If someone stole my dog I would not be in a good place.

      I’m not saying I’d be as capable as John wick, but I’d certainly be similarly motivated.

    • sunbytes@lemmy.world
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      5 months ago

      For sure. My dog is a mutt so had a very low sticker-price indeed.

      I wonder if it could be argued that I’ve invested a lot of money into him (via the vet)?

      Though I suppose those were maintenance costs…

      The training probably improved his value though. I wonder what monetary value could be put on it to get more attention for him from the police etc.