Seven five-week-old lurcher puppies have been stolen from a home in the Shroton area of Dorset at the weekend, as police say they are too young to be away from their mother
Police are racing against time to locate seven adorable five-week old puppies stolen from a rural home over the weekend.
Officers from Dorset Police ’s Rural Crime Team were called on Saturday as callous crooks broke into the home and swiped the septet of young lurcher dogs. Officers have arrested a 28-year-old man from East Dorset and a 22-year-old woman from Wimborne on suspicion of burglary and enquiries to locate the puppies are ongoing.
Police Constable Sebastian Haggett, of Dorset Police’s Rural Crime Team, said: “I am keen to hear from anyone who witnessed suspicious activity in the area, as well as nearby residents with doorbell or CCTV cameras or motorists with dashcam who were driving in the area and may have captured relevant footage. We are particularly interested in the activity of a white Audi A1 seen in the vicinity.
“Finally, we are sharing a photograph of the Lurcher puppies in the hope someone may recognise them. I would urge anyone who may have seen them for sale locally in unusual circumstances, or has any information about their whereabouts, to urgently contact Dorset Police.
“These puppies are only five weeks old and are still reliant on their mother to feed and survive so we are keen to reunite them. The family involved in this reported theft are devastated and we wish to do all we can to get these family pets home.”
The crime happened between 10.50pm and 11.10pm on Saturday, December 28 at the home in the Shroton area. Anyone with information is asked to contact Dorset Police at www.dorset.police.uk or by calling 101, quoting occurrence number 55240197969. Alternatively, independent charity Crimestoppers can be contacted anonymously online at Crimestoppers-uk.org or by calling Freephone 0800 555 111.
