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Food delivery driver filmed STEALING beloved pet cat and bundling tabby into his Prius before driving off

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A food delivery driver snatched a tabby cat off a customer’s front stoop and shoved him into the trunk of his car, surveillance video shows.

Floki was allegedly stolen from his owner’s Los Angeles apartment on September 27 and is still missing nearly two weeks later.

Security footage shows how the driver approached the cat after making a delivery at the complex in West Hollywood just before 4pm.

He petted Floki and engaged with him, before grabbing him, placing him in the trunk of a dark-colored Toyota Prius and driving away, the video showed.

Despite having the footage, Floki’s owner Caroline Nagy has been unable to trace the vehicle or identify the driver, KABC reported.

It is unclear which building resident received the food delivery before Floki was taken, so Nagy cannot trace the driver through the delivery service’s app.

Nagy filed a police report on Monday and is now offering a $1,000 reward for Floki’s safe return. 

A 20-pound tabby cat named Floki was allegedly stolen from his owner's Los Angeles apartment complex on September 27

A 20-pound tabby cat named Floki was allegedly stolen from his owner’s Los Angeles apartment complex on September 27

Security footage shows how the driver approached the cat after making a delivery at the complex in West Hollywood just before 4pm

Security footage shows how the driver approached the cat after making a delivery at the complex in West Hollywood just before 4pm

The driver petted Floki and engaged with him, before grabbing him, placing him in the trunk of a dark-colored Toyota Prius and driving away

The driver petted Floki and engaged with him, before grabbing him, placing him in the trunk of a dark-colored Toyota Prius and driving away

‘We are staying hopeful that this driver does the right thing and returns him,’ she wrote on Facebook. ‘We miss him so, so much.’ 

It is unclear why the driver took Floki or if his intentions were malicious. 

Nagy and her neighbors have contacted the West Hollywood Community Cats group in hopes of raising awareness about his disappearance.

‘We feel Floki is in danger,’ the owner told the WeHo Times.  

She said the six-year-old Savannah-Highlander mix is ‘extremely well cared for, loved, and super friendly.’ 

‘Obviously, too friendly. We just want Floki to come home safely.’

Floki, who weighs 20 pounds, is microchipped and neutered, Nagy added. 

Anyone with information about the cat’s whereabouts is encouraged to call Emir Uckardes at 310-525-4308.

The public can also call the LA county sheriff’s West Hollywood station at 310-855-8850.

Anmol Bhatia, 27, is accused of breaking into his former West Hollywood apartment and murdering his ex-roommate's small dog

Anmol Bhatia, 27, is accused of breaking into his former West Hollywood apartment and murdering his ex-roommate’s small dog

The alleged cat-napping comes just weeks after a West Hollywood resident’s dog was murdered by an ex-roommate.

Anmol Bhatia, 27, is accused of breaking into the apartment where he used to live on September 4 and killing the pet, KTLA reported.

Surveillance video showed a suspect, later identified as Bhatia, entering the unit, running towards the small dog and attacking it until it became motionless.

Bhatia also stole a few items from the home, police said. 

He was arrested on September 22 and arraigned on multiple charges including animal cruelty, burglary and vandalism. Bhatia has pleaded not guilty. 



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