Police in California are looking for a woman who was caught on video assaulting a dog owner in broad daylight before stealing her 1-month-old Maltipoo puppy.
The attack happened Monday at 12:30 p.m. on the 6600 hundred block of Eastern Avenue, according to the Bell Gardens Police Department.
Surveillance video from a local business captured the attack. Footage shows the suspect swinging at the dog owner and the two wrestling back and forth before they fall to the ground.
A bystander can be seen calmly walking around them while the two women continue to fight.
The suspect than allegedly pepper-sprayed the dog owner and fled with the puppy. She was captured on a different surveillance video running northbound on Eastern Avenue toward Loveland Street.
The victim sustained "substantial injuries" from the attack and received medical treatment, according to police.
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Police described the dognapper as a woman with light skin complexion, between 18 and 25 years old, with a medium build and auburn hair.
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Anyone with information about the suspect was asked to contact the Bell Gardens Police Department at 562-806-7613 or 562-806-7618.