Police ask for public's help finding Portland cat thief
PORTLAND, Ore. – Police are asking for the public’s help finding a cat thief in North Portland.
Someone called police on Nov. 15 after seeing a man he didn’t know grab his friend’s cat by the tail, put it in his car and drive away near North Kellogg Street and North St. Johns Avenue at 8 a.m.
Police said the man was wearing a dark sweatshirt and driving a white, 4-door car.
On Dec. 23, another person in the same neighborhood called police to report a man who appeared to be trying to lure cats. It’s unclear if the man grabbed any cats that day.
Police said he was driving a white, 4-door Cadillac Deville that had tinted windows and possibly a headlight out.
The district police officer in that neighborhood has received other reports about missing cats, police said.
Police ask anyone who witnesses animal theft to call 9-1-1.
Crime Stoppers is offering a $1,000 reward for information that leads to an arrest in this case. Anyone with information is asked to call 503-823-4357 or leave a tip online.
The next thing you will see is this guy that is PROBABLY abusing the cats, will be classifiied as a serial killer!   The serail killers seems to always get their start with hurting a animal, usually a cat first BEFORE they move up to hurting people! We all better be on aert folks!
YOOR A MENACE TO SOCIETY !!!....
Cats are a menace to the ecology.
Despicable. The Crime Stoppers website describes the car as a "white 2000-2004 Cadillac Deville, 4-door, with tinted windows and possibly a headlight out."
no description, but wearing a dark sweatshirt (hoody?) and driving a beater Cadillac with tinted windows around North Portland.Â
$1000 for an old cat ! Â That is crazy.
I value cats more than I value people who could do such a thing. Hopefully he will be found in a post-mortal state.
I have a cat that I wouldn't ever have to worry about anyone trying to steal.If they do try,they better be wearing full body armor.
 @noneofyourbizzness ~  Yep... same here..! Â
"Someone called police on Nov. 15 after seeing a man"...WTW was the witness miss swan ?
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Times are hard and many cultures eat cats.
 @RalphCramden So do many long, large and legless reptiles!
 @Gravity Works!  @RalphCramden Sadly, this is more likely the scenario. It can be expensive to keep large  pet snakes fed.Â
In other news.............sales of chicken to Chinese restaurants have declined recently.
 @2012 Hope and Change (Fortune Cookie: "That wasn't chicken.")
When will irresponsible cat owners learn to keep them indoors? It's against most city and county laws to allow your pets to roam free anyhow....but more importantly you won't have your cat taken by someone who most likely has less then noble intentions for the pet you claim to love. Mine are kept indoors and are quite happy--I would say by the one on my lap purring like a motorboat right now....and I don't have to worry about their safety.
I had a cat that was afraid to go outside at all. You could leave the door or window wide open and he could have cared less. Then I had another cat that would not go to the bathroom outside only in the litter box.
@leapfrogger Unfortunately, city laws don't prohibit cats from being outside...because with cats, you just can't seem to do it. They manage to get out. I have four...all indoor, all healthy, and all worry-free from being nabbed. Still, I'm always on my guard that they don't get out. Cats explore...and you have to be on top of things with them all the time. I don't want to think about the horrors these poor furries might be going thru :(
 @fracas  @leapfrogger Laws probably vary but even if it's not against your particular city or county law, statistics prove it is safer for your cat to keep them inside. My cats like to go outside too and I've taken them out supervised and I actually have them trained to come back in when I shake a cup with kibble. In fact, one of my cats goes on the deck and comes back in immediately only to get food....she is a real goofball! I would be devastated if anything happened to my "girls."
 @fracas  @leapfrogger I used to have 4 dearly loved ( and now deceased from old age) cats and a  fenced yard they could go out in ...but not escape from.  The type of fence you use to contain cats is the trick to keeping them inside your yard. They loved their sun baths.
 @leapfrogger ~  Um-hmm... my 2 are pretty good motorboat-imitators, too..!  :-)
 @margay1  @leapfrogger Lets keep this forum "G" rated now...
 @mikeyb123  @margay1 Sorry there mikeyb123....my passion for animals and their safety makes me a crazy person ;-D
Time to arm the cats and make cars illegal!
Then the dogs would want guns for protection from the cats.
On someone's plate, as pointed out a little while ago, perhaps. More likely, unfortunately, this cat will be turned into python poo.
Hey Portland Police, a description of the man might be handy if you really want people to help find him. Â You've described him as a man (that helps some I guess) wearing a dark sweatshirt (which I bet he has taken off since) driving a white car. Â If I happen to see any (unknown race) men wearing (unknown dark colored clothing) driving a white car, I'll be sure to give you a call.
 @Gozirra Izroose Crap, I just reported myself.
Well, since the suspect is a male, I guess that leaves Catwoman out of contention? Where is she nowadays anyways?
I hope it ends up as someone's pet, but methinks it will end up on someone's plate.
 @str1ngb3nd3r more like in a large pet snake's terrarium as it's meal.
Didn't jeffery Dahmer start out with killing cats? It could be the start of something sinister.
Holy wiskers Bat Man! It's the cat burglar. Get Commissioner Gorden on the phone, Then quick to the Bat Mobile.