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BP MARKOWITZ HONORS GOOD SAMARITAN TENA COHEN, BROOKLYN TECH SPANISH TEACHER WHO RETURNED DOGNAPPED POOCH
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| In image 2: Marty, Mia and Marley, Tena |
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Photos by Kathryn Kirk
In image 1: Angie, Mia and Marley, Tena and Marty |
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On Thursday, January 17, Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz issued a citation commending Tena Cohen, a Brooklyn Tech Spanish teacher, who was able to return Marley—a Ruby Cavalier King Charles Spaniel dognapping victim—to her owner, seven-year-old Mia Bendrat. Ms. Cohen, a dog owner and astute New Yorker, noticed a man trying to sell the stolen dog on the street in Manhattan. Thinking that it was suspicious and that the dog was likely stolen, Ms. Cohen paid $220 out of her own pocket. After first contacting the police—who eventually arrested the suspected dognapper—Ms. Cohen took the pooch to the vet and contacted Cavalier Dog Rescue. Mia and Marley were reunited shortly thereafter. Tena was joined at Borough Hall by Mia, Mia’s mother Angie Estrada and, of course, Marley.
“I was thrilled to be joined by Mia, Angie, Tena and Marley today at Borough Hall for our very own ‘Dog Day Afternoon,’” said BP Markowitz. “As the father of a soon to be 12-year-old African gray parrot named Beep, I was shocked to hear that anyone would steal someone’s beloved dog—especially during Christmas when it’s even harder on a child. Fortunately, when that awful dognapper tried to sell poor Marley, Tena was able to ‘sniff out’ that something was wrong—and immediately stepped in. Thanks to her efforts, the dognapper was caught and Marley reunited with Mia and Angel. So you can say that Tena really took a ‘bite out of crime’ and put a happy twist—or better yet ‘wag’—to a Christmas ‘tail.’” |
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