DOGNAPPING SUSPECTS IMPOUNDED.Byline: Heather MacDonald Staff Writer BURBANK - Two dognappers were in deep trouble Wednesday after Burbank police tracked Betty, a 13-week-old English bulldog English bulldog see bulldog. , to the closet of a Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. apartment. The pricey Pricey Term used for an unrealistically low bid price or unrealistically high offer price. pricey Of, relating to, or being an unrealistically high offer. An offer to sell a security at $50 when the current market price is $47 is pricey. pedigreed pup - who was suffering from a bad head cold and needed antibiotics - had been missing for two days. The dognappers had pretended pre·tend·ed adj. 1. Not genuine or sincere; feigned: a pretended interest in the proceedings. 2. Supposed; alleged: the pretended heir to the throne. to be interested in purchasing Betty, a pure-blooded puppy valued at $1,800, but instead sped off with the pooch after taking her into the front yard of her Burbank home. ``She's adorable a·dor·a·ble adj. 1. Delightful, lovable, and charming: an adorable set of twins. 2. Worthy of adoration. , so I can see why they would want to have her,'' said owner Angie Epson, petting the recovered Betty. ``But we were so puzzled and angry. You don't expect somebody to do that.'' Oscar Gonzalez, 19, of North Hollywood and Arnold Hernandez, 22, of Los Angeles were arrested on suspicion of grand theft and were being held in Burbank jail in lieu of $20,000 bail each. Epson's fiance, Chris Facchetti, memorized the license plate numbers of the getaway car getaway car n the thieves' getaway car → el coche en que huyeron los ladrones getaway car n → voiture prévue pour prendre la fuite , and police were able to track Betty to Hernandez's home, where she was found hidden in a closet, police said. ``I'm sure they thought taking the dog was easy money,'' said Burbank police Sgt. Will Berry. Epson said she was unsure whether they would try again to sell Betty - named for the cartoon character Betty Boop because of her black-and-white coat - after she got rid of her cold. ``Now we're kind of attached to her,'' Epson said. Heather MacDonald, (818) 546-3304 heather.macdonald(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Angie Epson holds Betty, her English bulldog, after police recovered the stolen dog and arrested two Los Angeles men. Hans Gutknecht/Staff Photographer |
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