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Alert policeman finds French bulldog stolen from SE Portland yard

Officer Aaron Rizzo saw the suspect vehicle parked at a bar on 82nd Avenue.

PORTLAND, Ore. — An alert Portland policeman spotted a vehicle involved in a stolen dog case in Southeast Portland which led to the rescue of the dog, police said.

Officer Aaron Rizzo saw the vehicle parked at a bar on 82nd Avenue. He then found the suspect, 30-year-old Anthony Olson, who led police to Grisy, the French bulldog.

The Aguiniga family said Grisy, a 10-month-old, was taken from their yard near Southeast 122nd Avenue and Steele Street on Wednesday around 9 p.m.

Grisy was returned to her family about 3 a.m. Friday.

"She is part of my family and I really love her," Denisse Aguiniga said.

A home security camera captured a man wearing jeans and a bright yellow shirt walk up to the fence, open it and let Grisy out. The man, later identified as Olson, then closes the gate, scoops her up and walks toward a vehicle waiting across the street. 

That was the last time the family saw the dog that is worth thousands of dollars.

The family told KGW's Mike Benner that they had never seen the man or the car.

The family said they desperately wanted Grisy back and the theft left them feeling anxious.

"Made me feel mad and insecure," Josie Aguiniga said. "We didn't think about that, somebody opens your fence, he didn't step in but he got into our property."

Olson was charged with two counts of first-degree theft and released from jail on his own recognizance.

Credit: Multnomah County Jail
Anthony Olson

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