Lady Gaga! Dog Thief Wants A $1.5 Million Finder’s Fee

It was the horror in Hollywood: two years ago, several men attacked the dog sitter of pop great Lady Gaga (36) and stole her French bulldogs. Now one crook even wants money from the singer and sues for 1.5 million dollars!

Dog sitter Ryan Fischer was on February 21, 2021, with Lady Gaga’s dogs dark in a residential area. Suddenly, a car stopped.

Out jumped several men. Fischer was pinned down with gunfire and left lying on the sidewalk pleading for help. He survived the near-fatal attack and was seriously injured in the hospital.

But the singer’s French bulldogs, Koji and Gustav, were stolen in the attack. The perfidious trick: The gangsters wanted to collect the finder’s fee. At that time, 500 000 dollars.

And that’s precisely what happened. Accomplice Jennifer McBride handed the dogs over to the police on February 26 - only two days after they were stolen - hoping the cash would ring.

Stupid: During the investigation, it came out that she had known the dog thieves for years, TMZ reports. Later she was found guilty of receiving stolen goods - at least McBride only got a suspended sentence of 2 years. She was not found to be an accessory to robbery.

According to the deputy district attorney, McBride had known full well that the puppies had been stolen. She had believed, as did her gang, that she would not be found out because she was a white woman.

James Howard Jackson, who police believe was the shooter, pleaded guilty to attempted murder and was sentenced to 21 years. But how did McBride come up with the claimed 1.5 million in the first place? After all, the finder’s fee was “only” $500,000.

PALM DESERT, CA –

The Coachella Valley Firebirds, proud affiliate of the National Hockey League’s Seattle Kraken, defeated the San Jose Barracuda in overtime by the score 4-3 on Monday night at Acrisure Arena (attendance: 6,359). Kole Lind netted the game-winning goal in overtime, while Chris Driedger stopped 30 of 33 shots in his first game with the Firebirds.

San Jose hit the back of the net at the 4:33 mark of the first period as Kyle Criscuolo scored on the powerplay. The goal marked the seventh game the Coachella Valley surrendered the first tally.

The Firebirds pulled even in the second period after a hard-working play behind the net resulted in Carsen Twarynski’s 10th goal. Austin Poganski and Luke Henman teamed up to feed Twarynski the puck in front of the net to beat Aaron Dell, making it 1-1 at 10:11 of the second period.

Coachella Valley took their first game lead just 1:35 into the third period. Matt Tennyson took a shot from the blue line that Dell stopped, but the rebound came right to Luke Henman. Henman buried it for his fifth of the season. The secondary assist belonged to Poganski, his second of the game.

San Jose fought back with two goals to regain the lead, 3-2. Thomas Bordeleau (3:11) and Jeffrey Viel (5:52) hit the back of the net to put the Barracuda on top.

Firebirds’ forward Alexander True was called for boarding at 8:07 of the third period, but Barracuda defenseman Nick Cicek dropped his gloves and tried to fight True. Both players were sent to the penalty box, creating a 4-on-4 that Coachella Valley used to their advantage. Tye Kartye worked in the corner to free the puck up for Cameron Hughes in the slot. Hughes made no mistake in tying the game at 8:59 of the third period.

For the second time this season, the Firebirds and Barracuda went overtime. It took 1:46 to find a winner as Kole Lind skated into the offensive zone on a 2-on-1, kept the puck, and wristed a shot past Dell to secure the extra point for Coachella Valley. The goal was Lind’s 20th of the season, and Tye Kartye and Jimmy Schuldt earned the assists.

Chris Driedger made 30 saves and earned his first win as a Firebird. The victory moves Coachella Valley to 349-4-2. The Firebirds’ powerplay went 0-for-2, and the penalty kill finished 2-for-3. The win also puts Coachella Valley one point behind the Calgary Wranglers for the first-place spot in the Pacific Division and the Western Conference. The Firebirds have four games in hand over the Wranglers leading into their matchup on Wednesday night.

In the victory, the Firebirds set a franchise record for shots on goal in a game with 44.

Partial plans and individual and group tickets are on sale for the Firebirds’ inaugural season.

For more information and to purchase your ticket plan, please visit www.cvfirebirds.com or call 760-835-8778. Also, view the team’s entire game and promotional schedule, including theme night events, at www.cvfirebirds.com/ schedule.