A home sitter accused of stealing a US airman’s beloved canine and automobile whereas he was deployed abroad was captured weeks after the beloved husky was discovered useless contained in the deserted car at a luxurious residence advanced.
Andrew Jansen, 28, was discovered hiding out in Miami-Dade County on Saturday after he allegedly stole Andrew Beckham’s 11-year-old husky, Maverick, and left the pooch for useless over 2,100 miles in Aurora, Colo., the airman advised The Put up.
“I want his household would have come ahead about Andy’s location so I might have had an opportunity in saving Maverick,” Beckham stated. “I’m relieved he’s custody now, and never presumably hurting different folks.”
Beckham had discovered Jansen, who’s from Palmetto Bay, Fla., via TrustedHouseSitters — which connects pet house owners with appropriate sitters — to observe the house and Maverick whereas the US servicemember was deployed abroad in early April.
Jansen had been staying at Beckham’s house in Aurora, Colo., throughout his housesitting gig.
The canine sitter was captured on doorbell footage one evening taking Maverick exterior and into Beckham’s Subaru Forester earlier than driving off with out discover.
Beckham misplaced contact with the alleged dognapper and reported the 2 lacking to police.
Beckham raced again house to Colorado on April 22 to affix the emergency seek for his canine, however got here up empty-handed till Could 2.
Maverick was discovered useless inside Beckham’s lacking car, which police found deserted within the non-public gated storage of a luxurious residence advanced in Denver, a month after it was reported stolen.
Police are investigating how and when the automobile confirmed up on the non-public storage and when Jansen skipped city.
“He was trapped within the automobile for a very long time,” Beckham advised CBS Miami on Saturday. “He had plenty of blood on his face. They’re nonetheless attempting to determine why and what occurred.”
Pictures obtained by The Put up present the memorial Beckham created at house for Maverick, together with tufts of the beloved canine’s hair, impressions of his paws, a print of Maverick’s nostril and a mural exhibiting the smiling husky.
“I acquired to see Maverick. However it’s actually laborious to speak about,” Beckham stated.
After the heartbreaking discovery earlier this month, Beckham hadn’t obtained any updates on the investigation till an area Florida reporter tipped him off that Jansen had been arrested.
“I’ve not been contacted by any legislation enforcement or detectives concerning his seize,” he stated.
Aurora police issued an arrest warrant for Jansen on felony motorized vehicle theft and basic theft prices, in line with CBS Miami.
Jansen was arrested at Jackson South Hospital making an attempt to go to his father after he allegedly interfered with a medical emergency name early Saturday morning, in line with the outlet.
He’s being held in Miami-Dade on a fugitive out-of-state warrant and is anticipated to be extradited to Colorado, in line with jail data, seen by The Put up.
Beckham warned pet house owners to be vigilant when discovering canine sitters, urging them to do correct analysis into the people they discover on-line.
“If [Jansen] have been house-sitting once more, I feel folks have to know. If [Jansen is] utilizing different businesses, folks have to know. As a result of he made Maverick undergo so much,” he advised the outlet.
“We’re deeply involved concerning the scenario and are in direct contact with the pet proprietor Andrew, and are actively cooperating with native authorities as they work to resolve the matter as rapidly as potential,” a spokesperson for TrustedHousesitters advised The Put up in April.
