Video shows thief snatching pit bull from home in Southern California

SUN VALLEY, LOS ANGELES -- Surveillance video captured a thief snatching a puppy from a home in Southern California last week, leaving the dog's owner fearing for her pet's safety.

It happened at around 6 p.m. on Tuesday, April 12, at the corner of corner of Peoria Street and Amboy Avenue in Sun Valley.
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The surveillance video from a neighbor's home shows a man reaching over a fence and snatching a 3-month-old pit bull named Hercules.

The puppy's owner said a silver Pontiac Grand Prix slowed down in front her house when the man apparently got out, reached over her gate, scooped Hercules, and took off.


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On Sunday afternoon, the dog's owner told Eyewitness News a resident found Hercules and has since been returned.