‘She was everything:’ Man desperately looking for missing dog after car gets stolen in Shawnee

A New Mexico man is desperately searching for his dog that went missing after his vehicle was stolen in Shawnee.David Medlin, 68, said he was traveling from New Mexico to North Carolina on Wednesday when he stopped at a McDonald’s on Kickapoo Avenue and I-40 in Shawnee. Medlin said when he came outside, his vehicle, described as a 2018 gold and white Ford Escape, was gone.Medlin said he had locked the vehicle, but he may have had a spare key inside the console. His Dalmatian dog, Dizzy, was inside the vehicle when it was taken.“It’s devastating. She was everything. I just lost my mom two months ago,” Medlin said. Dizzy has a microchip. She is nine years old and weighs about 73 pounds. “Keep the car and give me the dog back. Insurance covers the car, but the dog, not so much,” Medlin. The vehicle had a New Mexico license plate 446-WHZ, Medlin said. Shawnee police are investigating. Update: Since airing this story, Dizzy has been found.Editor's Note: After an investigation, police said they believe the man's vehicle was not stolen and that the dog's owner might suffer from a medical condition.

A New Mexico man is desperately searching for his dog that went missing after his vehicle was stolen in Shawnee.


David Medlin, 68, said he was traveling from New Mexico to North Carolina on Wednesday when he stopped at a McDonald’s on Kickapoo Avenue and I-40 in Shawnee.

Medlin said when he came outside, his vehicle, described as a 2018 gold and white Ford Escape, was gone.

Medlin said he had locked the vehicle, but he may have had a spare key inside the console. His Dalmatian dog, Dizzy, was inside the vehicle when it was taken.

“It’s devastating. She was everything. I just lost my mom two months ago,” Medlin said.

Dizzy has a microchip. She is nine years old and weighs about 73 pounds.

“Keep the car and give me the dog back. Insurance covers the car, but the dog, not so much,” Medlin.

The vehicle had a New Mexico license plate 446-WHZ, Medlin said. Shawnee police are investigating.

Update: Since airing this story, Dizzy has been found.

Editor's Note: After an investigation, police said they believe the man's vehicle was not stolen and that the dog's owner might suffer from a medical condition.

