A heartbroken teenager has said she cannot bear to go to sleep since her therapy dog was stolen along with the family car.
Emily Thompson and her mother Jody were picking up medicine in Long Beach Tuesday when a thief made off with the family Nissan Maxima, where her dog Sandy had been sitting in the back seat.
Compton resident Emily, who has a medical condition that makes it tough for her to breath when she is stressed, said she cannot bear to be apart from her best friend.
"I’m scared to go to sleep. I don't even want to try," the 19-year-old said, "He makes me feel like I'm not sick, though I am sick."
The bronze 1985 Nissan Maxima was taken from a shopping center parking lot on the southeast corner of Cherry Avenue and 68th Street at around 6:30 p.m Tuesday. The thief jumped out of a white pickup truck and into the vehicle, and the two drove off together moments later.
The family’s almost 30-year-old car was found in a Long Beach parking lot Wednesday, however the whereabouts of the animal remains a mystery.
Emily said the tiny pooch is the light of her life, and is begging for Sandy's return, no-questions-asked.
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"He used to run in between my legs, ask me for food, he stands up and greets you," Emily said, "Please, please, please, give me my dog."
Her mother Jody is also hoping Sandy will turn up for the sake of her daughter.
"It’s like a bad dream and we want it to turn out with a happy ending," Jody said.
Sandy was wearing a metal chain type collar, but did not have an identification tag or identification chip. Animal Care Services has been informed to be on the lookout for the dog.
