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Owner of dognapped Chihuahua makes plea for her safe return
By Juan Ortega
South Florida Sun-Sentinel
4:36 PM EDT, August 20, 2009
WILTON MANORS
Hudson Hayward Hemingway, a nearly 4-month-old Chihuahua with pink earrings, has been dognapped, her owner says.
Brian Dortort, 48, of Oakland Park, on Thursday said he has spent weeks
searching for Hudson, who cost him more than $1,000, after a thief
stole her July 28 outside Georgie's Alibi, a popular bar in Wilton
Manors.
Dotort threw a birthday party for a friend at the bar that night, and
was carrying the dog in a specialty pet bag, he said. One of the dog's
admirers insisted he hold the dog and grabbed her, he said. Dotort
didn't suspect the dog would be stolen, he said, so he briefly left the
dog in the man's possession to pick up litter from a nearby table.
In an instant, the thief disappeared with Hudson, Dotort said.
The dog, about the size of a softball, is described as light-cream
colored with a pink belly and pink ears. She has a pink earring in each
ear.
Wilton Manors police investigated the theft and identified a suspect
whose whereabouts are unknown, police spokesman David Jones said. It's
up to the Broward State Attorney's Office to decide whether there's
enough evidence for an arrest warrant to be issued, police said.
Dortort described the thief as a thin man about 5 feet 10 inches tall.
He weighs about 160 pounds, has short brown hair and tattoos, including
one on his arm or neck that says " Britney Spears."