Police investigating the theft of 17 dogs and young puppies, stolen from a kennels in Barton Mills near Mildenhall, are appealing for help to trace two vehicles.
The incident took place on Thursday 9 July at some point between 3.45pm and 7.10pm when 17 dogs were stolen from Fiveways Boarding Kennels and Cattery in Tuddenham Road in Barton Mills.
Police are keen to trace a black 4 x4 vehicle that had a spare tyre on the boot and was driven by a woman aged in her 20s. Officers are also keen to locate what is described as a small white van with two males inside it. Itâs believed these two vehicles were seen to be parked on or near a field on Tuddenham Road at some point between 4pm and 7pm.
Officers are keen to hear from anyone who may have dash cam footage that may have recorded these two vehicles on Tuddenham Road on the afternoon of Thursday 9 July.
It is believed the offender/s entered the property of the kennels from fields at the rear of the site, removing hinges from gates to steal the dogs. The dogs were housed in a purpose-built kennel on the site.
The stolen dogs were:
⢠One female, black-and-white-coloured Lhasa apso
⢠One female, honey-and-white-coloured Lhasa apso
⢠Seven Lhasa apso puppies â one honey-coloured, three black-and-white-coloured males, two black-and-white-coloured females
⢠Six, five-week-old Labrador puppies â two yellow-coloured males, two black-coloured males and two black-coloured females.
⢠One three-year-old, chocolate-coloured, working cocker spaniel female.
⢠One grey and white cockapoo aged between two and three-years-old.