Posted by Service Dog Headquarters on Aug 8th 2025
“Let your eyes be mine and look out for Bam Bam for me, please.” - Blind Chicago Man Pleads for Help, Walks 7 Miles a Day to Find Missing Service Dog
“Let your eyes be mine and look out for Bam Bam for me, please. I beg of you to help me,” he pleaded on air.
Blind man walks 7 miles a day handing out flyers to find stolen service dog. “Bam Bam Means the world to me.”
Angel Santiago says his beloved 14-year-old service dog, Bam Bam, was stolen from his yard two months ago.
A blind Chicago man whose service dog was stolen is walking up to seven miles each day, handing out “missing” flyers to try and find his beloved pooch.
Angel Santiago, who became legally blind due to glaucoma and also manages Type 2 diabetes, says his beloved 14-year-old dachshund, Bam Bam, was stolen from the yard at his home in Chicago’s Logan Square neighborhood in the early hours of June 5, Fox 32 Chicago reported.
Now, he walks up to seven miles each day, giving out flyers to people in hopes that someone has seen his dog.
“Bam Bam means the world to me, and I feel my body draining away. I can only do so much,” Santiago said.
According to Santiago, two men entered his yard around 4 a.m. the morning of June 5, while Bam Bam was taking a bathroom break, and snatched the pup.
Although Santiago heard the disturbance and even grabbed one of the suspects to try and stop him, the men were still able to get away with Bam Bam.
Santiago believes the suspect he grabbed sounded like a teenager, but managed to slip out of his grasp. He said he heard Bam Bam barking as the men ran away with him.
Now, two months later, he is on a mission to be reunited with Bam Bam, who acted as his service dog.
Even though Santiago has been consistent in his search efforts, he says he has only received scam calls and false tips.
“I promised that I will keep walking and walking, yelling his name out. But if you could just help me with your own eyes and see if you could spot him for me,” Santiago said.
Replacing a tool that helps you with your Independence daily and can completely remove your happiness and functionality is difficult. It can take a minimum of two years to replace a service animal. We're calling out to the entire community to keep their eyes and ears open and if they see or hear ANYTHING about Bam Bam, either being sold online or admissions of guilt, please contact Chicago P.D.
The only people publishing this article is an independent newspaper in the UK and Fox 32. Please help us get the word out while the new cycle is completely enthralled with politics. Please remember the little guy is suffering and that's us.
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