Animal planet in my sisters neighborhood

My friend was outside my sister Krishna's house having a smoke when out of no were a hawk swooped down and snatched up one of the neighbors cats.  The cat was walking across the street.  It was around 930PM.  The hawk took the cat back to a palm tree across the street and ate it.  I wouldn't have believed him had I not heard the hawk screeching.  That and the sound of it eating the cat.