DC police: Rocky Apollo, a Pitbull Terrier, is being held for ransom

The suspect allegedly told the owner "he was going to kill the dog or that she could give him $250 if she wanted her dog back."

In the District, police say they are looking for a suspect who they say is holding a Southeast woman’s Pitbull terrier for ransom.

According to a police report, on Oct. 22, the woman asked a friend, an unidentified suspect, to watch her dog, a brown Pitbull Terrier mix named Rocky Apollo.

Four days later, when the woman called to retrieve the dog, the suspect asked if he could buy the dog from her. When she said the dog was not for sale, the suspect allegedly said “he was going to kill the dog or that she could give him $250 if she wanted her dog back.”

In a news release Sunday, MPD released this picture of the alleged dog thief.

Though the police report states the victim and suspect had been “longtime friends,” the suspect’s name was not included in the original police report, nor released to the public.

Police say anyone with information about this incident should take no action but call police at (202) 727-9099.

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