COMMERCE CITY, Colo. (KDVR) — The Coronado household in Commerce Metropolis is popping to the general public for assist after cameras captured the second an individual stole their 5-month-old pit bull from their driveway.
“She is a stunning canine,” mentioned Berenice Coronado, the canine’s proprietor. “We obtained her actually small. We used to feed her with the bottle.”
Coronado mentioned over the weekend, she left her house for an hour, and her canines obtained out of the fence. Throughout the hour, she mentioned a digicam captured an individual who pulled up, tried to get two of the three household canines to leap into the automotive and, lastly, put Shelby the pet within the automotive and left.
“Pit bulls might be costly, and he noticed it as a chance to get her,” Coronado mentioned.
‘We simply need her again’
The comfort retailer throughout the road shared the video with the household. The one that took Shelby seemed to be driving a mid-sized Honda.
“I wished to get his plates, I wished to go search for her,” Coronado mentioned. “I preserve pondering that she goes to return house, after which she doesn’t.”
The household filed a police report with the Commerce Metropolis Police Division and shared posts on-line however haven’t had any luck.
“Now we have the video. We all know what he appears like. We simply need her again,” Coronado mentioned.
Coronado mentioned Shelby is darker grey with a white chest and paws. She mentioned she has a particular scar on her nostril.
“I’m simply scared, ’trigger she is a pit bull and so they might use her for fights,” Coronado mentioned.
The household mentioned their younger had been very shut with Shelby, and they’re providing a reward if she is returned house safely.
“They’re unhappy, they are saying Shelby is gone and she or he isn’t coming again,” Coronado mentioned. “They are saying the police are in search of her.”
FOX31 and Channel 2 reached out to Commerce Metropolis police and was nonetheless ready to listen to again on Monday evening. If in case you have any data, the household asks you to achieve out to police.
“I simply need her house,” Coronado mentioned.