My finger was literally hovering over the 911 call button when I looked closer through my kitchen window and realized the terrifying tattooed man balancing three stories up wasn\u2019t breaking in.<\/p>\n
He was holding a bowl of food up to a starving dog that had been trapped on that balcony for six days.<\/p>\n
Six days. I\u2019d been watching that dog die slowly for almost a week. A German Shepherd. Skinny. Desperate. Barking and whimpering at all hours.<\/p>\n
The apartment belonged to some guy who\u2019d been evicted but apparently just left his dog there to starve.<\/p>\n
I\u2019d called animal control four times. They said they couldn\u2019t enter without the owner\u2019s permission or a warrant.<\/p>\n
I\u2019d called the police. They said it was an animal control issue.<\/p>\n
I\u2019d called the apartment management. They said they were \u201cworking on it\u201d but couldn\u2019t break down a door without proper legal procedures.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, a living creature was dying thirty feet from my window. And I felt helpless. We all did. The whole building heard that dog crying.<\/p>\n
Some people complained about the noise. Most of us just felt sick about it but didn\u2019t know what to do.<\/p>\n
Then this morning, I heard a motorcycle pull up. Loud pipes. The kind that rattles windows.<\/p>\n
I looked out and saw him. Big guy. Full beard. Leather vest covered in patches. Arms covered in tattoos. The kind of person that makes people cross the street.<\/p>\n
He was staring up at that balcony. The dog was at the railing, barely able to stand, barking weakly.<\/p>\n
The biker stood there for maybe two minutes, just looking. Then he walked into the building. I thought maybe he lived here. We get all types.<\/p>\n
Twenty minutes later, I heard shouting in the hallway. I cracked my door. The biker was arguing with the building supervisor.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat dog is dying,\u201d the biker said. His voice was rough but controlled. \u201cI\u2019m not asking permission. I\u2019m telling you I\u2019m going to get that animal.\u201d<\/p>\n
The supervisor was shaking his head. \u201cSir, we cannot allow residents to break into other units. If you attempt to do so, I\u2019ll have to call the police.\u201d<\/p>\n
The biker stared at him. \u201cThen call them. But I\u2019m getting that dog.\u201d<\/p>\n
The supervisor huffed and stormed off, pulling his phone out.<\/p>\n
The biker, who I now saw was named \u201cMitch\u201d on a patch on his vest, just stood there. He looked at the supervisor\u2019s retreating back, then back up the stairs toward the third floor.<\/p>\n
He was going to do it.<\/p>\n
I ran back to my window, my heart pounding. I was right.<\/p>\n
He came out of the front door, looked up at the balcony again, and then walked to the unit two floors directly below it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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