The Brooklyn Paper reports that Thompy, the Cocker Spaniel who was dognapped on April 13 was found over the weekend. He was in the hands of a “new” owner who bought the pooch off of some street thug. No word on if the new owner would be facing charges on possession of stolen property.
Brooklyn Paper: But all speculation ended on Saturday evening when a Red Hook woman said she was sure she saw one of her neighbors walking Thompy.
The funny thing was that this neighbor never had a dog until just a few days earlier, the tipster said.
At 7 am on Sunday, Crawford-Phillips drove to where the caller had seen Thompy, and sat in his car, scanning the street.
Three-and-a-half hours later his heart almost leapt out of his chest; there was his beloved pooch padding down the street alongside his new “best friend.”
Crawford-Phillips contacted the police before approaching Thompy’s new charge, who said that he had bought the dog on the street 10 days earlier, but wouldn’t say where or for how much.
A quick visit to a nearby vet left nothing in doubt: Thompy’s chip identified Crawford-Phillips as the canine’s rightful owner.
Facing the truth, Thompy’s new “owners” had no choice but to bid their farewells to the brown and tan cocker.
Hooray for Thompy! Hooray for Everything!