Authorities in Bell Gardens, California, are searching for a female suspect who was seen on surveillance video punching another woman in the face and then running away after taking her puppy, police said.
The video shows the suspect punching the woman in the face as she tries to take the dog back, and then pushing the woman to the ground after a struggle. A third person is also seen strolling by the altercation without stopping while looking at her phone.The woman whose dog was taken suffered"substantial injuries" and required medical treatment, police said.
Authorities described the suspect as a female about 18 to 25 years old with a medium build and auburn hair who was wearing a black T-shirt with red-and-black pajama pants.Scott Stump is a staff reporter and the writer of the daily newsletter This is TODAY. He has been a regular contributor for TODAY.com since 2011, producing news stories and features across the trending, pop culture, sports, parents, pets, health, style, food and TMRW verticals.
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