Phoenix firefighters' home in Glendale burglarized; dog found safe 2 days later
GLENDALE, Ariz. - Days after the home of two Phoenix firefighters was broken into, there's some good news.
According to a Facebook post made by Jacob Normali on his Facebook profile, his house in Glendale was broken into on Christmas morning.
"Thousands and thousands of dollars worth of things were taken. Guns, all my personal information, birth certificate, social security card, passports, everything, gone. Hunting equipment, Christmas presents. Everything," read a portion of the post.
In addition, one of Normali's dogs, Bear, went missing but was found two days later. Normali's other dog, Coto, was OK after running back into the home after the break in.
"I don’t know if they took him or if he ran out as they left the gates and doors wide opened," read a portion of Normali's post. "I feel like a piece of me is missing and it will be until I get my boy back."
On Dec. 27, Normali posted on his Facebook that Bear has been found.
"I GOT BEAR!!!! He made it to 67th ave and thunderbird," Normali said in the post.
Victims speak out
Normali's post was made on Dec. 25, and we caught up with him on Dec. 26.
"It does take away a big peace of mind living here," said Jake Walshire. "We never thought this was going to happen to us, and we never thought we were in an unsafe environment, and we like our neighborhood and we think it's really safe, but this obviously changes that a little bit."
Normali, along with Walshire, were both working their overnight shifts at the fire station when the burglary happened. They think the suspect broke in through a sliding door. Tools were even used to cut through a safe.
Normali said it, was of course, important to find his dog.
"The next step is just to find my dog and try to not pretend it didn’t happen, but try to just go back to our normal lives," Normali previously said.
Walshire says neighbors are helping out, as a police investigation continues.
"Our neighbors have come together and help compile a Ring footage and their security cameras, and they've been sending us stuff to try and give the police, so they can maybe put something together," said Walshire.
Anyone with information on the burglary should contact the police.
Phoenix firefighters' home burglarized over the Christmas weekend
Both Jake Normali and Jacob Walshire were working their overnight shifts when the burglary happened. The thieves reportedly took tens of thousands of dollars' worth of items, along with personal documents. FOX 10's Stephanie Bennett reports.