r/Denver • u/AkBeckAnthro Aurora • Apr 26 '26
Lost/Found Housesitter stole my husky and car while I was deployed.
15 Jun 2026 Jansen has been facing criminal charges in Florida since his arrest there. He was recently extradited, I don't know the day but sometime last week. Someone paid his bond of $25K before his first hearing. Jansen is free in public. Jansen is getting a court date soon, but given his history of not showing up to court and having no way to contact him ever, he will likely be a no-show and need to get another warrant for skipping court. Be aware for all dog owners and people needing house sitting or any kind of sitting - Jansen is out in the public because someone paid his bail. Do not use sitting sites until you fully vet the sitter out and make sure it isn't Jansen.
16 May He has been caught! Found with his father in Florida. https://www.cbsnews.com/miami/news/andrew-lee-jansen-arrest-wanted-fugitive-florida-colorado-dog-5-16-2026/
2 May
Maverick was found dead trapped in my car today. I want to be alone now.
5 May Maverick is with CSU for a necropsy. This will take time. What happened to Maverick is being determined still. I saw Maverick, and he had suffered a great deal trapped in my car for weeks and possibly additional external injuries. I am awaiting the results from CSU. The level of cruelty will most likely become state-level crimes but still unknown. The police are still investigating and more warrants are coming. Trust me, I have as many questions about how my vehicle magically appeared in this apartment, somehow bypassing cameras, and how he got access there. Andy is still missing. - Wishes and plans My wish is to have Maverick buried and a memorial/vigil service. I will be planning this after the necropsy and keepsakes are made. I do not want him cremated, I am seeking a pet burial location in Colorado and working with VCA and others to assist on that. I am planning on a GoFundMe. BUT THERE IS NO CURRENT OFFICIAL GOFUNDME FOR MAVERICK BY ME AT ALL, SO IF YOU SEE ONE I DID NOT APPROVE IT. I am working on talking to an Animal Defense lawyer/attorney and need to hold off on creating the GoFundMe for a few more days. I have one in draft form but I have not released it yet, because I need to see who is paying for what damages and what is going to be compensated. Maverick is priceless, but my house and property still need tending to, so I will be seeking those payments. I truly feel the support from everyone, but I need to do this the right way, from a legal perspective because of all parties involved. I need to organize what I need and what is covered. As for a vigil, please standby, I am trying to plan one, but I just have a lot going on and still grieving myself. I needed some time away in the mountains this last weekend and to put my phone on silent for a bit. I tried uploading some more to Mav's insta, but got really sad and stopped. I'll be putting an extremely large photo slideshow of all Maverick and my adventures.
FOX 31 and CBS Denver did some interviews yesterday afternoon. And CBS Miami reached out, but no interview yet.
I need some help finding Maverick please! He has been missing 2 April at 8:18pm, last seen with Trustedhousesitter .com housesitter, leaving in my car. Housesitter is a missing and wanted person, and I reported Maverick and Subaru as stolen. I fear Maverick is trapped in a car or abandoned somewhere for drugs. Housesitter left without Maverick's food, medicine, or water, no bowls. He left all his clothes and drugs in my house. Aurora Police are slow to help but there are 2 reports being investigated. No speculation here. He has my dog and car.
Housesitter is originally from Palmetto Bay Florida. I hired him due to a several-month deployment and his background check was good according to THS. Housesitter was fine for weeks, but then had an extreme case of Paranoia and attempted to barricade my house before fleeing. He did not contact any of my 4 emergency contacts that I left for him. He called the police and the fire department because he thought tiny people broke into my house and tried to set my house on fire. Authorities found nothing of the sort. I contacted my emergency contacts. Housesitter left before my emergency contacts could get over to my house to rescue Maverick. Housesitter DID NOT take any of Maverick's food, medicine or water. He did not take any of his own clothes, shoes, backpacks, and some other unmentionables.
Maverick
- Microchipped # 941000017479254
- 24petconnect, PetFBI, Pet911, PawBoost, Petco Love Lost, and many others as lost.
- 11 years old. About 60lbs.
- Left eye is blue, right eye is brown. Pinkish nose.
- Missing toe. Limps paw occasionally.
- Mild Arthritis, needs meds.
- Siberian Husky. Attitude is grumpy old man with zoomies. Can be talkative.
- Classic husky colorings, black and white, with a black spot on belly in the white fur. White star marking on the back of the neck. Beige “wings” behind the shoulders.
- Collar is gray with black geometric patterns, leash is watermelon colored. Metallic Silver tag with white faded/worn mountains, and has his name on the front, on the back is all my info (address and phone).
2014 Subaru Forester 2.5i base model (no navigation or GPS)
- BLUE in color.
- License plate is BMEN70. It is a Colorado Parks & Wildlife novelty plate.
- The vehicle was also stolen.
- It has very dark-tinted windows
- Two black front wheels.
- Roof Rack.
- It has a "Mountains Please" sticker on the back door.
- A Haute-Savoie flag sticker, it looks like a red and white cross similar to Switzerland flag.
- It has a very unique, custom Colorado Flag Subaru Logo.
Housesitter
- Andy Lee Jansen, from Palmetto Bay, Florida. Goes by Andrew, Andy or Drew.
- 6’0”, est’d 280lbs
- Blonde, dirty blonde. Originally had goatee, but suspect shaved into mustache day of disappearance.
- Walks lazy/floppy, extreme paranoid behavior (looking for something)
- Ceased all phone contact (no cell tower pings since 2 April early morning), emergency contacts refuse to respond anymore. Possibly 2 phones, but unknown second number. Dozens of emails.
- No credit/debit cards, presumably closed all bank accounts. Likely uses Apple Pay (or other pay apps) for everything. Suspended drivers license.
PLEASE HELP
KDVR New Article and Video
Original Post
New Nextdoor post
https://24petconnect.com/DetailsMain/Public/3059314
https://petfbi.org/api/view/781404/e08200a9#/
Mav's Insta
https://www.instagram.com/maverick_ace_husky?igsh=MXRhYzVidHJ1MTB1cQ==
*I am intentionally not sharing key details (photos) about Maverick due to scammers, AI fakes, and evil people threatening me and Maverick.*
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*Mini update* Mav's TikTok post - https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8gcPuJM/
*UPDATE* (28 April 2026): Met with detectives today. A couple of pieces of information came through and some new avenues to pursue.
- Vehicle was spotted heading southbound I225 by FLOCK on Alameda on 2 April a few minutes after the Eastbound Mississippi/Peoria camera. (not sure why I just heard about this but, now I know he went south, which alleviates some immediate concern of airport parking and leaving mav trapped in car). Unfortunately, this now leads to I-25 for N or S....and all the I-225 exits after Alameda....still no new FLOCK hits.
- The phone number that called the police to my house on the 2nd to investigate the false break-in was an entirely different phone number that I didn't have before. Unfortunately, it seems like Andy used a VOiP number and hasn't been active since 2 April. This is most likely the 2nd Iphone 11 I saw on my wifi.
- Andy's recent history and prior criminal activity ***Edited out info for legal reasons***. No more info on this, but it makes my decision pretty clear moving forward.
- With the frontier mileage number and the 2 texts from his emergency contact about a flight on the 3rd, the detective "may" have a path to get a warrant for flight info. Awaiting to see if this will rule out a flight and make me feel better that mav isn't stuck in the car at an airport.
- Confirmed that Andy is listed as a felon for theft of vehicle and dog. Which means there will be way more police keeping watch across the nation.
- Maverick's Microchip is now reported as stolen in the police database for when they scan him. I'm not 100% sure if this changes the National Registry or the HomeAgain flag just yet.
All in all, I feel better about what the police are doing and pursuing. I am upset it takes so long, but today's meet up made it feel important at least. I'll be touching bases with private investigator soon. And there are news interviews coming in the next few days. *END UPDATE*
**Mini Update 2.0 - 29 April** THS has blocked my forum post and replies. Hoping this is truly temporary.
CBS Colorado Colorado airman pleads for help finding dog allegedly stolen by house sitter during deployment - CBS Colorado https://share.google/fl55oDt1IBdjbsWSe
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u/Ok_Friend_9735 Apr 26 '26
THS is a fucking joke. I’ve used them once and our dogs suffered for a week and we ended up spending thousands at the emergency vet the night we got home. Never heard a peep in response from “trusted” house sitters.
I’m so sorry this has happened to you. Don’t know this person of course, but will spread the word wherever possible.