Bugalar Steals Away Without His Dog!
Updated : Sep 4, 2009
Police in Gateshead hope to catch a burglar who left an unusual clue at the scene of the crime - his pet dog.
Officers found the small white Jack Russell following a break-in at an infants' school, reports the Daily Telegraph.
Northumbria Police are now looking after the dog which they have named Bobby, although there was no name on his collar.
Officers were alerted to the burglary by a member of the public who heard banging at the school, which police have not identified at the request of the head teacher.
When they arrived, the thief had already fled empty-handed, possibly alerted by a burglar alarm going off, but the Jack Russell was still on the premises.
Inspector Peter Storey said: "We are hoping that somebody might recognise the dog and help us to identify its owner."
