WASHINGTON — A woman is searching for her French bulldog she says was stolen from her outside her apartment over the weekend. This comes just months after the same woman's first dog died in the District Dogs flood in Northeast.
Teffiney Worthy says she was getting back from walking her 6-month-old puppy, Hendrix, around 4 p.m. on Saturday, when two black cars with paper tags pulled up in front of her home on Monroe Street, Northeast.
Worthy says the man was carrying what looked like a Taser and said, "Give me your dog or I'll kill you."
She believes the theft was a targeted attack because she had seen both cars prior to the robbery at a gas station near her home at the intersection of 18th and Monroe Streets, Northeast.
Unfortunately, this is a crime we've been reporting on for the past six months.
Back in June, an 8-week-old toy poodle was stolen at gunpoint in Southeast, D.C. Police said it happened after the person tried to sell the dog.
Then, in July, two French bulldogs named Uno and Cartier were stolen at gunpoint at the Wharf in Southwest. The dogs were found a few days later and reunited with their family.
In September, we introduced you to a D.C. couple searching for their dog, Duke. They say he was with a dogsitter when he was stolen during an armed carjacking in Prince George's County.
Last month, Max, the West Highland terrier, was stolen in a violent attack near the Fort Totten Metro station in Northeast. The dog was later found wandering the streets a few days later and returned to his owner.
Just this month alone, we reported on four other stolen dogs. Three French bulldogs were stolen from a man at gunpoint in Southeast. Police are still looking for Chewy, Coco, Buttercup and whoever took them.
Finally, last week, a D.C. man was robbed of his Doberman and his shoes by a group of people in Southeast.
So far, no arrests have been made in any of these cases. Police say the dogs being stolen are either expensive breeds, like poodles, bulldogs and westies, or ones that can be used for dog fighting.