Potential car-jacker messes with the wrong vehicle

A car-jacking suspect messed with the wrong vehicle on Friday night in a Kirkland parking lot. A pit bull rescued earlier from an illegal dog-fighting ring was sitting inside in the car - and that dog wasn't taking any more passengers.

On Friday night, Victor had a chance to return the favour in a grocery parking lot. The dog's foster mother, Amber Melena says she stopped by the store on a routine shopping trip and brought 3-year-old Victor along for the ride.



"I opened the door like this and put the groceries in," she says. "I was just reaching for my seatbelt, and right as I was turning to click it in, this door flew open. And he was just standing right there."

Amber found herself face-to-face with a possible car-jacker. The man spooked Victor, too - but the dog was quick to act. "He turns around and lets out just this gigantic woof," says Amber. "And this man throws himself backwards, trips on himself and falls down." Police later arrested the man. And thanks to Victor, Amber wasn't hurt.

With news video.