Moment dog snatcher stuffs puppy into a rucksack before chase

This is the moment a desperate dog owner chased a thief who stuffed her puppy in a backpack.

Jolene Cooper is seen pursuing the thief after they grabbed her nine-week old chihuahua and squeezed it into a rucksack.

A horrific clip of the incident shows the puppy snatcher running off while his bag is shown shaking as the frightened pet attempts to break free.

The terrified pet is heard squealing after a woman entered the property and shoved it in her bag.

Jolene, 14, then chased after the thug, shouting ‘what the f*** are you doing’.

She yelled: ‘Give me back my puppy!’

Jolene had been tasked with selling a litter of six pups online by her grandmother Jo at her home in Buckingham, the Sun reported.

Jo, 53, said she was ‘very proud’ of her granddaughter, adding she was ‘very mature’.

‘Jolene had come downstairs and saw the woman bent over in the hallway picking the puppy up’, she said.

But she said that it made her worried about giving Jolene the responsibilityare advertising and selling the puppies.

She added: ‘We’ve given people the chance to buy them and they’re taking advantage of our good nature.’

Police have identified a suspect in connection to the case.

A spokesperson for Thames Valley Police said: ‘We received a report of a burglary in Buckingham on Monday, 1 September.

‘Officers have launched an investigation and enquiries remain ongoing.

‘A suspect has been identified and is currently being treated as a person of interest in connection with this incident.

‘We understand the concern this may cause and would like to reassure the public we are actively progressing the investigation.’

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