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OZONE PARK, Queens (WABC) -- Police are searching for the man who stole a puppy from a 75-year-old victim and rode off on a scooter in Queens.
It happened around 2:30 p.m. Saturday on 88th Avenue in Ozone Park.
The incident was captured on surveillance video, which shows the thief engaging with the victim, Carlos Gil, admiring the mixed breed named Off-White that is not yet 1 year old.
Gil was out enjoying the nice weather with the puppy and a second dog, when the man on the scooter rode up.
He is seen on the video petting the puppy and then picking it up.
He then tries to drive forwards on the scooter while still holding the dog, and Gil can be seen getting in from of him and trying to stop him.