For Rachel Freda and Brittany Ellis of Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, the new year got off to an upsetting start. They were carjacked at gunpoint by two men on the south side of Milwaukee, and the thieves made off with their most precious cargo — a pit bull mix puppy named Bando, whom they’d adopted just four weeks earlier.
Ellis and Freda exited the car with pistols to their heads. As the women pleaded to keep Bando, one thief wrestled him out of Ellis’s arms and tossed him in the car. Then, they drove off.
Bando was nowhere to be seen when police located the stolen car an hour and a half later. The devastated women took to local media with a plea for the public’s assistance in finding the pup.
After the story aired on Milwaukee’s TMJ4 channel Thursday night, someone recognized Bando and contacted the women. He’d been found wandering in the area where the carjacking had occurred.
Freda rushed to reunite with Bando and eagerly returned home with him. As she waited for Ellis to arrive home, she was joined by a crew from TMJ4, who captured part two of the reunion on camera.
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Terrible what happened and so glad to see them reunited.
Please find them and mete out suitable punishment. Like for instance being chucked out of a car in the middle of a desert perhaps?
Hi Cindi I really like your idea of chucking those bozo’s in the middle of a desert. Heck I don’t drive but I’d learn just to have the honour of driving them far, far away.
Take care Coreen
Thank you for bringing Bando home. I am so happy for Bando, Brittany and Rachel.
GREAT ENDING TO A HORRIFIC SITUATION. now we must make sure the culprits are caught and severely punished.
BEST WISHES TO RACHAEL,BRITTANY AND BANDO FOR A WONDERFUL LIFE………..THIS WAS SUCH A SCARY THING TO HAPPEN TO ALL THREE OF YOU.
Audriana, thought exactly the same thing. What a lucky pup and how often can one say that when a dog is tossed from a car?
Bando is one lucky pup! My first thought when I read that he was taken by the carjackers was, “Oh no, they’re taking him to sell him as a bait dog in a dog fighting ring.” Thank goodness one person noticed Bando out on the street; goes to show that people who are aware of dogs running loose, often play an important role in helping them return safely home.
I can’t fathom the thinking of jurors voting to acquit the monster who fed s puppy to a snapping turtle, sociopathic behavior for sure!!!
Beautiful! — Find the idiots and throw them in prison!
THANK GOD HE WASN’T USED IN DOG FIGHTING. THANK THE LORD THAT HE HAS RETURNED HOME SAFE AND SOUND
I am wondering why the carjackers were not caught. They found the stolen car and let the puppy go free but so what, they did not catch the evil creeps who did that. Now they can go do it again. Thank GOd this puppy was found.
Reminds me of when my sister was carjacked in Chicago in the 90’s. She had her rabbit in the car.
Dumbass incompetent Chicago PD messed up the arrest.
The monkeys who carjacked her were from a gang so i think the cops were scared to really arrest them.
Long story short is I had to pay 3 guys to kill the 2 gang monkeys that carjacked her.
They were made aware of why they were about to die. That was my sisters only request.
Hopefully the family does the same thing if the Milwaukee cops aren’t the same type of pussies the chicago PD are.