Arrests Over Hampshire Dog Thefts
Three men have been arrested by police in connection with recent dog thefts in the Winchester and East Hampshire area.
Three working dogs were stolen from kennels in their owner's gardens during burglaries in Bullington and Owslebury on Sunday, December 30 and Monday, December 31.
The arrests came after a report of a suspicious vehicle entering a farm yard in the South Warnborough area in the early hours of Thursday, January 10.
A 20-year-old man from Chobham in Surrey, a 24-year-old man from West Moseley in Surrey and a 21-year-old man from Yateley were arrested on suspicion of going equipped to commit theft and the theft of dogs in December.
They have been bailed pending further enquiries until Thursday, March 14.
Anyone with any information about the theft of dogs should contact the Winchester Rural North Safer Neighbourhoods team on 101 or call Crimestoppers, the charity, anonymously on 0800 555 111.
