ORLANDO, Fla. – A shih-poo named Sebastian was stolen outside a home in Orlando, prompting police to seek the public’s help in finding the suspected thief.
Orlando police said Sebastian, a 1.5-year-old shih tzu-poodle mix, was taken Jan. 13 while he was outside.
“That is my baby,” the dog’s owner Phenicia Boyce said. “I still just want him back."
Police on Monday released surveillance video that shows a black Tesla Model S driving into oncoming traffic on Bennett Road before traveling into the closed business parking lot of Blue Jacket Grill at 745 Bennett Road.
Sebastian is seen walking across Lowell Boulevard as the Tesla pulls into the parking lot, police said. The Tesla pulls up to Sebastian and a white or Hispanic woman gets out and grabs the dog, according to police.
“I had several people say well maybe they thought he was lost and they were looking for him, no the way they pulled off was intentional and they had no intention of coming to find us,” Boyce said.
The woman did not attempt to locate the dog’s owner, and the Tesla then leaves the area, police said.
Boyce said Sebastian was wearing a tag with a phone number and address.
“There was no question of where he belonged, so they no intention of returning him," Boyce said.
The black Tesla has a sunroof, which is distinct to 2012-2016 models, and dark rims, according to police.
Anyone with information about Sebastian or the Tesla is asked to call Crimeline at 800-423-TIPS.
Editor’s note: Orlando police initially said the dog’s name was Sebasion.