{"id":81431,"date":"2025-08-22T00:23:03","date_gmt":"2025-08-22T00:23:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=81431"},"modified":"2025-08-22T00:23:03","modified_gmt":"2025-08-22T00:23:03","slug":"bam-bam-the-support-dog-reunited-with-owner-2-months-after-being-stolen-from-chicago-backyard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=81431","title":{"rendered":"Bam Bam the support dog reunited with owner 2+ months after being stolen from Chicago backyard"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-v-08416276=\"\">\n<p><strong data-v-08416276=\"\">Published<\/strong>\u00a0 August 20, 2025 4:51am CDT<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-v-7f0a623e=\"\">\n<div data-v-7f0a623e=\"\">\n<div data-v-7f0a623e=\"\" data-v-fa1f2118=\"\">\n<div data-v-fa1f2118=\"\">\n<div data-v-fa1f2118=\"\">\n<div data-v-fa1f2118=\"\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c107833-mcdn.mp.lura.live\/expiretime=2082787200\/178cf88fb4e71c359fec17746af30e273115b6bfef8cd4b506f2d01ece8857f7\/iupl\/EA8\/D1B\/EA8D1B254476F25D200EAB6B8795642E.jpg\" alt=\"Bam Bam the support dog reunited with owner 2+ months after being stolen from Chicago backyard\" data-v-fa1f2118=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-7f0a623e=\"\"><strong>CHICAGO<\/strong> &#8211; After more than two months of heartbreak and searching, Bam Bam, a service dog stolen from his blind owner in Logan Square, has been reunited with his family.<\/p>\n<h2 data-v-7f0a623e=\"\">Bam Bam reunited with owner<\/h2>\n<p data-v-7f0a623e=\"\" data-v-ec26887a=\"\">What we know:<\/p>\n<p data-v-7f0a623e=\"\">Chicago police said an unidentified man and woman dropped off a white-and-yellow dachshund mix at the 16th District police station Tuesday evening. Officers confirmed it was Bam Bam, the 14-year-old service dog taken from Angel Santiago\u2019s backyard on June 5.<\/p>\n<p data-v-7f0a623e=\"\">Santiago, who is legally blind due to glaucoma and Type 2 diabetes, rushed to the station and was reunited with Bam Bam around 9:30 p.m.<\/p>\n<div data-v-0dea8073=\"\" data-v-7f0a623e=\"\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.foxtv.com\/static.fox32chicago.com\/www.fox32chicago.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/932\/524\/bam-bam-angel-santiago-scaled.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Bam Bam the support dog reunited with owner 2+ months after being stolen from Chicago backyard\" data-v-0dea8073=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<div data-v-0dea8073=\"\">\n<p data-v-0dea8073=\"\"><span data-v-0dea8073=\"\">The moment Bam Bam and his owner reunited after spending months apart | Provided<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-7f0a623e=\"\">Since Bam Bam\u2019s disappearance, Santiago\u2019s story sparked a wave of compassion across the country. Strangers raised more than $10,000 through GoFundMe, while volunteers passed out flyers, organized searches, and shared updates online to help bring the dog home.<\/p>\n<p data-v-7f0a623e=\"\">Bam Bam appeared to be in good health when he was recovered, police said. No one is in custody.<\/p>\n<p data-v-7f0a623e=\"\">After being evaluated by Niles Animal Hospital, Bam Bam received a clean bill of health overall. His nails were long and needed trimming, and he has some cardiac enlargement, but veterinarians said it could be a condition common to his breed.<\/p>\n<p data-v-7f0a623e=\"\">PETA contributed a $5,000 reward to help bring Bam Bam home, and the group will now celebrate the reunion by putting up billboards across Chicago.<\/p>\n<p data-v-7f0a623e=\"\" data-v-ec26887a=\"\">What&#8217;s next:<\/p>\n<p data-v-7f0a623e=\"\">Five detectives continue to investigate how the dog ended up at the station. The pair who dropped off the dog refused to give any information to police before leaving.<\/p>\n<p data-v-4fbf7207=\"\"><b data-v-4fbf7207=\"\">The Source:<\/b> The information in this article came from the Chicago Police Department along with previous FOX 32 reporting about Bam Bam and Angel Santiago.<\/p>\n<section data-v-7f0a623e=\"\">Pets and AnimalsLogan SquareNews<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After more than two months of heartbreak and searching, Bam Bam, a service dog stolen from his blind owner in Logan Square, has been reunited with his family.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":81432,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[1629,1979,1978,3165,108,3164,1882],"class_list":["post-81431","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-hot-news","tag-chicago","tag-cook-county","tag-il","tag-logan-square","tag-news","tag-pets-animals","tag-us"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.6 - 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