A pair of dognappers snatched up a dachshund named Milkshake from a Bronx apartment – while the pup’s owner was distracted with a birthday party, authorities said Wednesday.
A young man and woman stole the 10-year-old female pooch from inside a building on Tiffany Street near Westchester Avenue in Longwood on May 4, according to cops and surveillance footage of the pair.
The owner told cops that she was hosting a birthday party inside the apartment, and the door was open, police said.
The last time she saw little Milkshake, a bunch of kids were playing with her in the apartment, cops said.
By around 8 p.m., the owner realized the brown pup was gone, authorities said.
Video released by the NYPD Wednesday morning shows the pint-size dog following the two thieves along the hallway, up and down a small flight of stairs and toward the door.
Milkshake had not been returned by Wednesday, and no arrests had been made.
Anyone with information on Milkshake’s whereabouts, or the suspect, is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782).
The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/, on Twitter @NYPDTips.