The San Mateo Police Department has reported a daring daylight dognapping that took place on the corner of Hayward Avenue and Palm Avenue, where a local San Mateo resident was abruptly stripped of her daughter’s dog by a masked suspect. According to the San Mateo Police Department, the incident occurred on Monday, prompting a swift police response that resulted in a traffic stop and the rescue of the poodle.
The sequence of events, as described by the San Mateo Police, began when the poodle was suddenly grasped and nearly yanked away from its owner during a stroll. This confrontation almost led to the victim’s fall, and the assailant was able to unhitch the dog’s leash and abscond with the animal in a vehicle. The pursuit that ensued ended with the suspect apprehended on Highway 101 after officers determined the vehicle’s direction from witness accounts. The suspect, identified as 33-year-old David Frankhauser of San Diego, now faces charges of second-degree robbery…