Snatched from the arms of their owner outside mall, stolen bulldogs recovered
HEMET — Two adorable English bulldog puppies that were reportedly snatched from their owner’s arms during a robbery last Saturday, July 21, have been recovered, officials announced. The puppies were returned to their grateful owner earlier today.
The robbery happened outside Hemet Valley Mall, on the 2300 block of W. Florida Ave., in Hemet and two Quail Valley brothers have since been arrested in relation to the robbery investigation, according to Hemet PD.
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Hemet PD Chief Rob Webb was hard-pressed to relinquish two English Bulldog puppies recovered after a strong-arm robbery earlier this week. Hemet PD photo
After an investigation, officials arrested 20-year-old, Samuel Ramirez and 18-year-old, Sergio Ramirez. Jail records indicate Samuel Ramirez was arrested July 24 at CHP’s Temecula office. Sergio Ramirez was arrested July 25, in the area of Arlington Ave. and Van Buren Blvd., in Riverside.
Both men remain in custody on $50,000 and $30,000 bail respectively and the pair is scheduled to be arraigned at an unspecified court, July 27.
Hemet PD’s investigation began shortly before 7:20 p.m., Tuesday evening, after receiving reports that two men had grabbed two male bulldog puppies – pushing and knocking down the dogs’ owner in the process.
Hemet PD’s Investigations Bureau assumed the investigation and quickly began developing leads and gathering information that led to the suspects’ arrests.
After the two men were apprehended, neither were willing to cooperate with investigators and neither was willing to provide information about the stolen puppies’ whereabouts.
As Hemet PD’s investigation was continuing, detectives received information earlier today that the puppies were at a Menifee/Sun City motel. Detectives later located the stolen dogs.
Hemet PD’s Chief Rob Webb, along with police lieutenants, investigators, and officers, surprised the dogs’ owner, Sarah Adams, with her two bulldogs during a reunion set up at Hemet PD after officials recovered the pair of puppies.
“We were scared we weren’t going to get these dogs back,” one Hemet PD officials admitted while the recovered puppies were being returned to Adams. “It’s always nice to do something good, especially when some positive comes out of it in the end.”
Adams could barely contain her excitement during the press conference. “You guys have all been great, all the leads and the hard work,” the happy pet owner said during the joyful reunion. “I really appreciate everything.”
Anyone with information regarding this investigation is encouraged to contact Hemet PD’s Investigation’s Bureau at (951) 765-2400. Callers can refer to incident file number 18-7138 and can remain anonymous.
Trevor Montgomery, 47, recently moved to Shasta County from Riverside County and runs Riverside County News Source and Shasta County News Source. Additionally, he writes for several other news organizations, including Riverside County based newspapers, Valley News, The Valley Chronicle and Anza Valley Outlook, as well as Bonsall/Fallbrook Village News in San Diego County and The Mountain Echo in Shasta County.
Trevor spent 10 years in the U.S. Army as an Orthopedic Specialist before joining the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department in 1998. He was medically retired after losing his leg, breaking his back and suffering both spinal cord and brain injuries in an off-duty accident. (Click here to see segment of Discovery Channel documentary of Trevor’s accident.)
During his time with the sheriff’s department, Trevor worked at several different stations, including Robert Presley Detention Center, Southwest Station in Temecula, Hemet/Valle Vista Station, Ben Clark Public Safety Training Center and Lake Elsinore Station, along with other locations.
Trevor’s assignments included Corrections, Patrol, DUI Enforcement, Boat and Personal Water-Craft based Lake Patrol, Off-Road Vehicle Enforcement, Problem Oriented Policing Team and Personnel/Background Investigations. He finished his career while working as a Sex Crimes and Child Abuse Investigator and was a court-designated expert in child abuse and child sex-related crimes.
Trevor has been married for more than 27 years and was a foster parent to more than 60 children over 13 years. He is now an adoptive parent and has 13 children and 14 – soon to be 15 – grandchildren.
Wow, good propoganda opportunity, wierd I get bums breaking into my units and all I get is rude jerk white cops who threaten me with arrest for defending myself, and this white woman gets detectives to find dogs, wow i certainly will not she’d atear for any of these race picking cops.
Stupid racist idiot, you’re supposed to be insulting and talking bad about the evil beaners that snatched this womans dog away from her. Since you are a coward and can’t find it in you to bash what these beaner illegals did to these innocent dogs, you deserve to be murdered.