



GREENFIELD (WITI) -- Greenfield police are investigating a carjacking that took place near 47th and Forest Home Ave. Police say a Franklin woman was punched in the head -- her vehicle, and her dog "Teddy" taken. Now, there's a desperate effort to find "Teddy" and bring him home.





Bichon-Poodle mix named Teddy





Officers were dispatched to the area just before 11:30 p.m. on Wednesday, June 11th -- for a report of a female in distress. The woman had been robbed of her vehicle and purse.



The victim indicated two black male suspects appeared to have been following her in a darker colored van. When she stopped, they forcibly removed her from the vehicle, striking her and then knocking her to the ground.



"I had a sense that they were following. Halfway up the driveway I realized they were running towards me, and I better run to my vehicle. That's when they approached me, punched me and threw me down," Connie Larmon says of the attack.



Inside the vehicle were the victim’s two dogs -- Teddy and Buddy. Before the suspects drove away, one of the dogs jumped out of the vehicle, but the other was trapped in the car as the suspects fled.



"They took the car and I knew immediately the dog was in it," Connie Larmon said.



The suspects abandoned the stolen vehicle near 43rd and Morgan. When police found the vehicle, the victim’s dog was missing.



The stolen dog is a five-pound, male, Bichon-Poodle mix named Teddy.



"He hasn't been eating or doing anything," the dogs' owners, Connie and Mark Larmon said Thursday of Teddy's partner-in-crime, Buddy.



"It's just very upsetting to know Teddy is gone," Connie Larmon said.



Teddy may still be wearing his blue collar -- and he is said to have had a jacket on at the time.



Teddy's owners say he's skittish around strangers and doesn't usually come when called.



"Just release the dog. He's like a child," Connie Larmon said.



The Larmons say there will be no questions asked if Teddy is turned in.



The dog is microchipped.



Anyone with information regarding the suspects or missing dog is asked to contact Greenfield police at 414-761-5301 or anonymously at 1-800-78-CRIME.



