Missing dog taken from South Tampa home

Security footage shows that a missing dog was taken from its Beach Park home Thursday evening. Larry Saylor said his dog Oliver – a black and white Havanese, who goes by Ollie – followed him outside unknowingly on Thursday. When he came home later that day, Ollie was gone.

Surveillance cameras at the home show a woman in a black Hyundai Elantra pulling into the family’s driveway as Ollie approached from the sidewalk. She opens her car door and lets Oliver into her car. The woman then turned around to knock on a neighbor’s door a few houses down to see if they knew who Ollie belonged to. Unfortunately, that neighbor did not recognize Ollie and suggested the woman take him to the Petco on Westshore Boulevard.

The family is hoping the local community can help locate Ollie and return him home. Fliers have been posted around the neighborhood and the local police have been notified. They’ve also shared their story on Instagram, Facebook, Nextdoor and Pawboost. Ollie is chipped, so if found a local vet can return him to the family.

The family is offering a $500 reward. They are not interested in implicating the woman in the video in any wrongdoing. They are only concerned with bringing Oliver home.

If you have any information about Ollie and his whereabouts, please contact Larry Saylor at lsaylor@me.com.