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Stolen Brooklyn bodega cat Jabal reunited with owner after neighborhood campaign

A Park Slope kitten snatched on camera by a couple was returned five days later after Reddit-fueled searching and a reward offer; police arrested a 58-year-old Bushwick woman.

newest coverage 4d agosummary written 8d ago7 pieces26 likes & upvotes NewswiresMastodonYouTube

What to know

  • Jabal, a three-month-old bodega cat, was taken from a Park Slope store in plain view of surveillance cameras on September 10.
  • A community search combining a $500 reward, flyers, and viral Reddit threads led to a tip that returned Jabal within five days.
  • Police arrested a 58-year-old Bushwick woman, Mary Sierra, on a theft charge after her stepson brought the cat to a police precinct.
  • Owner Imad Innab had said he only wanted Jabal back safely and did not seek charges, though police pursued the case independently.

“This was a nice home for it. He'd be on my dad's lap all the time, and I was excited to see it every time I came. My sisters named it. So it hits home.”

Moe Innab, bodega owner's son · New York Post ↗ · Sep 13

Imad "Jimmy" Innab Owner of the Eighth Street Mini MarketDan Janzen Regular customer, spoke on behalf of the bodegaMary Sierra 58-year-old Bushwick woman arrested in the caseMoe Innab Son of bodega owner, age 27

Stolen Brooklyn bodega cat Jabal reunited with owner after neighborhood campaign
theguardian.com

How it unfolded 5 developments, newest first · click a bar or a number to jump articlesposts

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  1. 5

    Online users share news of Jabal's reunion

    Social media users continued sharing the Guardian's account of the reunion with celebratory posts.

    “Great news, everyone! Jabal and his human are reunited 😻 😍 💞 !”
    — amyfou@lingo.lol
    • amyfou@lingo.lol

      Great news, everyone! Jabal and his human are reunited 😻 😍 💞 ! https://www. theguardian.com/us-news/2026/s ep/15/stolen-new-york-city-bodega-cat # cats # news # Jabal # purloined # kitten # reunited

      amyfou@lingo.lolMastodon8d agoview on Mastodon ↗
  2. 4

    Neighborhood and social media celebrate Jabal's return

    Coverage and social posts marked the reunion as the culmination of the grassroots search, with supporters who had rallied around Innab expressing relief.

    “As much as we love the kitten, we love him more. We were rallying around him to keep his hopes up.”
    — Dan Janzen
  3. 3

    Police arrest Bushwick woman on theft charge

    Officers arrested 58-year-old Mary Sierra of Bushwick on a count of theft in connection with Jabal's abduction, according to Gothamist and WPIX citing NYPD.

  4. 2

    Police return Jabal to the Park Slope bodega

    The woman seen taking Jabal arranged for her stepson to bring the kitten to the local NYPD precinct, and officers returned him to owner Imad Innab on Tuesday morning.

    “The beloved mouser that was scooped up was returned by police on Tuesday morning.”
    — Gothamist

    1. 1 outlet first by Gothamist, 8d ago · read ↗

  5. background

    Bodega gets tip that Jabal will be returned from Bushwick — On Monday, regular customer Dan Janzen said the store received a call from someone claiming to know Jabal's whereabouts, saying the kitten would be brought back from the Bushwick neighborhood.

  6. 1

    Reward offered, Reddit campaign spreads to find Jabal

    Owner Imad Innab and his family offered a $500 no-questions-asked reward via flyers, and Park Slope residents and Reddit threads such as 'Anyone Know These Two?' circulated the surveillance photo, drawing about 1,000 upvotes and 240+ comments.

    “I think the whole neighborhood is talking about it…”
    — A Park Slope resident
  7. background

    Man and woman abduct bodega kitten Jabal on camera — Around 7:18 a.m., a man and woman passing the Eighth Street Mini Market in Park Slope picked up three-month-old Jabal and left with him despite a bystander telling them the cat belonged to the store.

Also covered reported alongside — the timeline has no entry for these yet

  1. 2 outlets A Brooklyn bodega cat was stolen – and a community has rallied to try to find him

    first by Guardian US, 8d ago · also Guardian

and 2 smaller pieces