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Dog-gone shame — crooks steal Yorkshire Terrier named Chanel from NYC yard

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Woods, A., Marino, J., & Suriel, F. (2026, October 16). Dog-gone shame — crooks steal Yorkshire Terrier named Chanel from NYC yard. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/10/16/us-news/brazen-dog-napping-pair-snatches-loving-and-flirty-yorkshire-terrier-named-chanel-from-nyc-yard-cops/

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New York Post · collected 2026-10-16 · by Amanda Woods, Joe Marino, Fenix Suriel

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Claudia Jaramillo Lopez reported that her Yorkshire Terrier, Chanel, was stolen from her yard in Queens on September 17. The thieves took the dog when Lopez briefly stepped away for two minutes around 6 p.m., despite Chanel’s initial reluctance to leave with them. Police estimate Chanel is worth about $1,200 and have released surveillance images of the suspects and Chanel, asking the public for assistance in locating her.
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Chanel, a 10-year-old Yorkshire Terrier named "loving and flirty" by her owner, was stolen from her yard in College Point, Queens on September 17, 2026. The theft occurred at around 6 p.m., when the dog’s owner, Claudia Jaramillo Lopez, briefly stepped away, leaving Chanel unattended for just two minutes. Despite initial reluctance to follow strangers, thieves managed to snatch Chanel from her front lawn and placed her into a Subaru Forester as she resisted.

The NYPD released surveillance footage showing one of the suspects carrying Chanel in his arms. According to Lopez, who described Chanel as very playful but cautious around unfamiliar people, the incident has left her devastated and searching for any leads to recover her pet.

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Amanda Woods
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🔮 “From just their dynamic and how you would experience it in person, you just felt that love in the air,” one relative said.
🔮 Chanel — who is 10 years old and “very playful but not with anyone” — initially wouldn’t go with the cold-heated duo when they double-parked outside the 130th Street and 14th Avenue residence and beckoned to her, Lopez said.
🔮 The man – who sources said may be nonverbal – was pronounced dead on scene by EMS workers, cops said.
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🔮 Cops are investigating whether someone fishing off a Brooklyn promenade may have used their bait knife to slash the throat of jogger Katie Suarez last week, law-enforcement sources told The Post on Monday.
🔮 Suarez’s dad eventually caught up with the mom, and around 8 p.m., phoned their daughter — a graduate of Brooklyn College Kingborough Community College and a native of El Salvador, according to her LinkedIn — to talk about where they could meet up, sources said.
🔮 Guerrero said she immediately went to school so she wouldn’t “be involved.”
🔮 “They probably couldn’t understand what she was saying.”
🔮 The city’s medical examiner will determine his cause of death.
🔮 “From just their dynamic and how you would experience it in person, you just felt that love in the air,” one relative said.
🔮 Chanel — who is 10 years old and “very playful but not with anyone” — initially wouldn’t go with the cold-heated duo when they double-parked outside the 130th Street and 14th Avenue residence and beckoned to her, Lopez said.
🔮 She did not discuss her purchase of the murder weapon but said, “If I could have prevented this, I would have.”
🔮 Local officials are expected to hold another press conference with additional details around 8:30 p.m. EST.
🔮 Police have not identified her as a suspect, but are investigating whether she may have been involved.
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🔮 Now, community leaders maintain they’re fed up, and said Hochul and Mayor Zohran Mamdani haven’t done enough to clean up their neighborhood after years of complaints.
🔮 Chanel — who is 10 years old and “very playful but not with anyone” — initially wouldn’t go with the cold-heated duo when they double-parked outside the 130th Street and 14th Avenue residence and beckoned to her, Lopez said.
🔮 Blair, whose film credits also include “Legally Blonde” and “Hellboy,” is also set to be hit with at least one federal violation for “assault committed within special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States,’’ sources said.
🔮 She could face life in prison on the murder charge.
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Chanel ORG · 10× Lopez PERSON · 8× NYPD ORG · 2× Claudia Jaramillo Lopez PERSON · 1× College Point GPE · 1× Leti PERSON · 1× Queens GPE · 1× Subaru ORG · 1× The Post ORG · 1×

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Owner Claudia Jaramillo Lopez, 47, told The Post Friday she took her eye off pint-sized Chanel for only two minutes around 6 p.m. Sept. 17 when the opportunistic thieves snatched Chanel from the front lawn of her College Point home.
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🔮 Chanel — who is 10 years old and “very playful but not with anyone” — initially wouldn’t go with the cold-heated duo when they double-parked outside the 130th Street and 14th Avenue residence and beckoned to her, Lopez said.
2026-10-16 · New York Post
Dog-gone shame — crooks steal Yorkshire Terrier named Chanel from NYC yard · assertive framing

Claims (21 extracted, 1 hedged)

A pair of brazen dog-nappers snatched a “loving and flirty” Yorkshire Terrier named Chanel from a Queens yard when the owner briefly stepped away, according to authorities and the pup’s owner. uncertain
owner → snatch → authorities
Owner Claudia Jaramillo Lopez, 47, told The Post Friday she took her eye off pint-sized Chanel for only two minutes around 6 p.m. Sept. 17 when the opportunistic thieves snatched Chanel from the front lawn of her College Point home. asserted
thieves → tell → home
Chanel — who is 10 years old and “very playful but not with anyone” — initially wouldn’t go with the cold-heated duo when they double-parked outside the 130th Street and 14th Avenue residence and beckoned to her, Lopez said. asserted
Lopez → go → her
They then resorted to grabbing the petite gray and tan pooch out of the yard and carrying her into their Subaru Forester — but she still tried to resist them. asserted
she → resort → them
“In the video you can see that they tried to pick her up but she would not get into the car,” Lopez said by phone in a Spanish-language interview. asserted
Lopez → see → interview
“She’s a smart puppy, she knows where her house is.” asserted
house → ’ → ?
A surveillance image released by the NYPD shows one of the crooks carrying Chanel in his arms. asserted
image → release → arms
But by the time the unsuspecting Lopez circled back around the corner with her other Yorkshire Terrier, Leti, Chanel was gone. asserted
Chanel → circle → Terrier
“I didn’t see her anywhere,” Lopez said. asserted
Lopez → see → ?
“I called her name because she would hide in the parking space and when I called she would answer….I asserted
she → call → space
“Simply, I was sure that I was going to find her there because I was sure nobody was going to take her.” asserted
nobody → go → her
Once Lopez’s husband checked the cameras, the couple realized someone had taken their beloved pet. asserted
someone → check → pet
Chanel was a charmer in the neighborhood — with passerby often commenting, “Oh she’s so pretty,” Lopez said. asserted
Lopez → comment → neighborhood
“Chanel was a very happy dog, very loving and flirty,” Lopez added. asserted
Lopez → add → ?
“She was very flirty, she liked to play with people she was familiar with.” asserted
she → like → people
Chanel was “obedient,” and Lopez’s family never walked her or Leti on leashes “unless we went out to the park or other places,” she said. asserted
she → walk → park
“I don’t know why she didn’t follow me that day,” the owner added. asserted
owner → know → me
“Usually she follows me but that day she decided to stay there.” asserted
she → follow → me
The petite tan and gray-colored dog is valued at around $1,200, police said. asserted
police → value → 1,200
Police are still looking for the suspects nearly a month later and released photos of the pair, their gray getaway car and of Chanel. asserted
Police → look → Chanel
Anyone with information on their whereabouts is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). asserted
Anyone → ask → PISTA
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