A is facing charges after surveillance footage showed him taking a dog out of a parked car last week.

In a Facebook post, the Irvine Police Department said a small dog by the name of “Mookie” was stolen out of a car in the on Friday, Sept. 16.

Detectives located that showed a man walk up to the car on its rear passenger side, seemingly talk to the dog and then take the dog through an open window within 40 seconds.

A Google Earth image shows the location of University Town Center in Irvine, Calif.  (Google Earth)

The man in the video was later identified as 38-year-old Earl Choi, of Fullerton, California.

Police said Mookie’s owner posted about the incident on a .

A man is seen reaching into a parked car at a California shopping center to take a dog. Irvine police later identified him as 38-year-old Earl Choi, of Fullerton. (Irvine Police Department/Facebook)

Choi then made contact with the owner and reportedly said his roommate came home with a dog matching Mookie’s description, and he would return him for a small fee.

The owner agreed to meet with Choi to pick up the dog.

A man later identified as 38-year-old Earl Choi is seen taking a dog from a car parked at a shopping center in Irvine, Calif. (Irvine Police Department/Facebook)

Once Choi arrived at the location with Mookie, officers arrested him and .

Irvine police said a happy Mookie was safely returned to his family.