Cat Thefts Circumstances Financial Year Breed

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Hertfordshire Constabulary Number of Cats and Dogs Stolen by Financial 1st April 2014 – 31st March 2019 Cat Thefts Circumstances Financial Year Breed

Between material times offender has kept the victim’s cat in their house and had it chipped in 2016/2017 Unknown their name and refused to return it

Between material times the cat has left the 2014/2015 Tuxedo Cat house and has not returned

Between material times the Victim’s cat was in the house when the cat has left the house and 2016/2017 Siamese hasn't been seen since victim believes that someone has taken the cat by means unknown

At material time the victims cat has not been seen since, this is out of character and was although initially reported as lost, information 2015/2016 Bengal Cat of similar cats going missing in the area and the value of the cats when sold on the victim believes it to be stolen.

On material date victim's cat has been stolen from the vicinity of the victim's home address 2017/2018 Savannah Cat by offender unknown. At material times the victim’s cat has been stolen. The suspect is known to the victim. The suspect has asked to have ownership of the cat several times and has been refused ownership by the victim. The offender has moved house 2018/2019 Bengal Cat just before the cat was stolen. The victim made it very clear that it was their cat via email and not the suspects but the suspect stopped replying to the victim’s emails and soon after the cat was gone.

Between material times, offender has been seen by a witness to pick up the victims cat from the street near to their house and carry 2016/2017 Tabby Cat the cat towards an alleyway at the end of the road on foot. Offender has then left in direction unknown by means unknown.

Victim received a voicemail from offender stating offender had found victims cat and was 2017/2018 Unknown keeping it as the cat is not cared for

During material times offender had taken in the cat belonging to the victim and while in their 2016/2017 Ginger Tom Cat possession has re-homed the cat without owner’s permission Between material times offenders have taken victim’s cat in their property and not let her 2017/2018 Unknown out.

Offender(s) have removed cat by unknown means and made off in unknown direction by 2015/2016 Bengal Cat unknown means.

Between material times offender(s) have stolen victims cat by means unknown and made off in 2016/2017 Tuxedo Cat direction unknown.

Between the material times Cleo the Bengal cat has left the comfort of being sat on her owner, exited the house into the rear garden with 2017/2018 Bengal Cat fence that is easily scaled and leads onto the main road and has not been seen since.

Between material times victim’s cat went missing and was taken to a vet by offender, the vet has check the cat's microchip and obtained victim’s details and contacted the victim regarding the cat. The cat was given back to the Domestic Long- 2017/2018 offender by the vet. The victim has asked the Haired Cat vet to contact the offender in regards to returning the cat. The offender replied to the vet stating that he has no intention of returning the cat.

Between material times, the offenders have approached the victim's three cats which were in the front garden of the home address the offenders have then taken the cats by means 2015/2016 Tabby Cat unknown. The offenders have then made off in an unknown direction by unknown means. Taking the cats with them. Between material times, the offenders have approached the victim's three cats which were in the front garden of the home address the offenders have then taken the cats by means 2015/2016 Tabby Cat unknown. The offenders have then made off in an unknown direction by unknown means. Taking the cats with them.

At material times the victim states that the parents of their partner have come into the flat, they have access to the flat as they were 2017/2018 Unknown given a key, they have taken their cat who is 6- 7 months old , and they have heard that they are planning on handing it over to the rspca

Between material times the victim’s cat has 2015/2016 Unknown been stolen and reregistered on pet log

Between material times, unknown offender(s) have picked up victim's cat and made off in an 2015/2016 Persian unknown direction by means unknown

Between material times, offender(s) unknown have unlawfully taken the victim's cat from Domestic Long- 2015/2016 outside the address. Offender(s) have made off Haired Cat in an unknown direction by unknown means. In between times offenders whist in the house as a tenant or guest of a tenant have removed 2014/2015 Unknown items from the house and left in unknown direction

Victim’s cat has gone out. Offender has picked up cat and placed in rehoming centre and rehomed cat. Victim had contacted centre who Domestic Short- 2017/2018 denied having the cat or rehoming him. Photos Haired Cat of him being in his new home have been placed on website

Between the material times the victim stated that they believe their cat has been stolen. The last time the victim has seen their cat its collar 2018/19 Maine Coon was removed, and one if its rear legs had been shaven.

Between material times victim has left their cat with the offender who is now refusing to hand 2018/19 Unknown it back.

Hertfordshire Constabulary Number of Cats and Dogs Stolen by Financial 1st April 2014 – 31st March 2019 Cat Thefts Outcome Neighbourhood

Cat returned to owner Ware

No suspect, proportionate lines of Welwyn Garden Ciy enquirey completed. No further action

No suspect, proportionate lines of Welwyn Garden Ciy enquirey completed. No further action No suspect, proportionate lines of Welwyn Garden Ciy enquirey completed. No further action

No suspect, proportionate lines of Hemel Hempstead enquirey completed. No further action

Cat returned to owner Hemel Hempstead

Suspect charged Stevenage Proportionate lines of enquirey Stevenage completed. No further action

No suspect, proportionate lines of St Albans enquirey completed. No further action

Cat returned to owner St Albans

Cat returned to owner London Colney

Cat returned to owner Bushey Cat returned to owner Bushey

No suspect, proportionate lines of Bushey enquirey completed. No further action

Cat returned to owner Potters Bar

Named suspect Identified - The crime is confirmed and the victim supports police Broxbourne action but evidential difficulties prevent further action

Cat returned to owner Hoddesdon

Cat returned to owner Broxbourne Proportionate lines of enquirey Cheshunt completed. No further action

Cat returned to owner Ware

No suspect, proportionate lines of enquirey Tringcompleted. No further action

Suspect identified, proportionate lines of Harpenden enquirey completed. No further action

Dog Thefts Circumstances Financial Year Breed

Between material times the victim left their dog tied up to a chair outside a restaurant and went into the restaurant to get a drink. An offender approached the dog and was looking around and then stroked the dog and continued looking around. The offender unhooked the 2015/16 Staffordshire Bull Terrier dog lead and started to walk off towards the van. The victim noticed and went out shouting "you’re trying to steel my dog." The offender said they saved the dog as another dog was fighting with it. The offender got back in their van and starred at victim.

Between material times victim dog has been left in the back garden. Victim has gone out and 2016/17 Bull Mastiff/Rottweiller Cross on returning the dog was gone and the gate was wide open. At material time whilst the animal was sitting on the footpath outside the victim’s home 2015/16 Terrier address, unknown offender has picked up the dog leaving in direction unknown.

Between material times, the victim has been exercising their dog off the lead in the fields. 2016/17 Tibetan Mastiff The offender has then taken the dog and made off in an unknown direction.

Between material times offender(s) have entered the rear garden by means and 2017/18 Shitzu-Maltese Cross removed dog and made off direction unknown. At material time offender took the victim's dog and left and has not returned. The offender and 2016/17 Cane Corso victim are partners.

Between material times, dog has gone missing and has been found in wooded area by a group of children. The children have walked to dog to a local vets which was closed. The children have then walked the dog along the road, at which point a homeowner has come out on to the 2015/16 Bijon Laso Cross street claiming to know the owner of the dog. The homeowners have then placed the dog into a van and have driven off. The victim has made enquiries with the homeowners who claim the dog was picked up by another child around an hour later, but this is believed to be untrue.

Between material times whilst one dog was in the garden and the other dog was chained to the fence, offender(s) have entered the garden which is not gated and have unclipped one dog and taken both dogs by means unknown. 2016/17 Border Terriers Between material times victim has heard a car pull away from the area but nothing seen. They have then left in direction unknown by means unknown. At material time offender entered the victim's yard in an unknown vehicle. Victim’s dog was in the kennels in the yard and was grabbed 2016/17 Cocker Spaniel through the rails and pulled over. Offender left in known direction.

Between material times victim has been in a relationship with the suspect. He has bought a 2016/17 Staffordshire Bull Terrier dog and the relationship has ended and the suspect will now not return to dog.

At material time offender and victim were at home when offender tried to take the victims dog from the address without permission of the 2014/15 Japanese Akita victim. Offender took the dog and having left the address took a train to London. Victim called police and reported the incident.

Between material times victim has paid Chihuahua puppy to the offender and has received paperwork for ownership of the dog. Victim has gotten the dog micro chipped and registered in their name / address to the 2016/17 Chihuahua microchip. Victim has then asked the offender to look after the dog temporarily whilst she moved house. Offender has then sold the dog to someone else and has refused to return the dog or the victim's money to the victim.

Offender and victim live together with other family members victim is the owner of two dogs that also live at location between material 2016/17 Yorkshire Terrier times offenders has taken these dogs out of the house without permission and left the house in their vehicle in unknown direction. Between material times, reporting person has left the dogs in the house with the back door open. Reporting person has come back to the property to find the back gate open and the puppy gone. Reporting person has asked on Facebook if anyone knew where the puppy was 2016/17 Hungarian Vizsla which was shared. A female has made contact to say that she found the puppy and that she had passed the puppy on to a male who was not named. Male has refused to return the dog to the reporting person.

Between material times the dog was in the victim’s secure garden and someone has got into the garden by means unknown - and 2016/17 West Highland White Terrier removed the dog. The gate could not be opened as it would make a noise and it is a 6 ft brick wall surrounding the garden.

Between material time the partner of the victim has walked the dog to the shop and left the dog outside the shop tied up. Offender(s) 2016/17 Border Collie have stolen the dog from where he was tied up and have made off in direction unknown.

The victim had allowed offender to stay at their home while the victim was away. The victim had left their dog at the address as well but had not asked offender to look after the dog. 2015/16 English Mastiff Offender has taken the dog from the victim's address without their permission and made off in an unknown direction by unknown means.

Offenders who had been in a large white transit style van have coaxed the dog to the fence, 2014/15 Yorkshire Terrier pulled the animal through the hole then made off with dog in direction unknown.

Offender has approached victim’s garden and unbolted the gate they have then taken 1 dog 2015/16 Husky Akita Cross and made off in direction unknown. Between material times unknown offender has entered victim’s garden which borders along the street and removed her dog that was in the 2018/19 French Bulldog garden offender has then left in unknown direction.

Between material time the dog was running loose in the street when the offender has 2015/16 Lurcher picked it up and made off in an unknown direction.

Between material times dog has run off after being let outside to go to the toilet - offender has approached dog and by means unknown removed the dog - offender has then made off 2015/16 Italian Masiff in direction unknown by means unknown - later that day victim's friend has seen offenders with the dog and recognised it immediately.

During material time the victim has left her dog tied up in the street. A male has approached 2016/17 Yorkshire Terrier Maltese Cross the dog, untied the lead and walked off with the dog in known direction.

At material times victim went to Tesco and asked an unknown male who they met in the park to look after their dog whilst they went 2017/18 Yorkshire Terrier into Tesco. Victim came out the male had gone with their dog in an unknown direction

Between the material times the offenders have found the victim’s dog and have not made reasonable attempts to trace the victim. The 2016/17 Yorkshire Terrier offenders have then sold the victims dog to an unknown person. The victim has then paid the unknown person £300 to get their dog back.

Between material times offender(s) have entered the garden by means unknown and 2015/16 Golden Retriever taken dog belonging to the victim and then made off in direction and by means unknown. On stated date around lunch time victim was out walking dog and just looked away for a moment and dog disappeared - offender(s) has 2014/15 Patterdale Terrier taken dog - unknown direction of travel for the offender(s) At material times offender(s) removed the guard dog from a construction company by 2014/15 German Shepard means unknown and left in direction unknown.

Victim has reported that their 2 puppies were stolen from the address. The puppies were 4 week old Chihuahuas. However there didn't 2018/19 Chihuahua Puppy seem to be any signs of forced entry. victim has been reunited with one of her puppies.

Victim calling to report their dog was stolen in the park in the early hours of this morning, but 2018/19 Unknown was handed into the vets Known family member of the victim came to visit the victim, but for unknown reason the 2018/19 Rottweilrt/Staffie cross family member took the victim's dog and hasn’t returned it

Victim has had an argument with the suspect over the weekend and have come home to find a window smashed and the door open. When the victim went outside the front they saw the 2018/19 Unknown suspect with two dogs in the back of their car. The victim was able to retrieve one of the dogs before the suspect drove away. Later that day the dog returned home to the owner Between material times the dog was let out in the back garden by the Reporting Person and their wife as part of their normal routine. When they went to see why the dog hadn't come back in they found the side gate was open and the gate appeared to have been climbed over 2018/19 Cavalier King Charles causing it to drop and the bolt to fail. The Reporting Person believes someone has climbed over the gate and opened it. The Reporting Person believes the offender has made off with the dog in unknown direction.

Victim put a request on social media for someone to look after their dog on a temporary basis while they were moving this was clearly understood at the time this was not 2018/19 Sharpei Cross permanent, the offender was a friend of the victim. The offender has refused to give the dog back, the victim has asked several times and she has refused.

Reporting Person states their friend offered to look after Reporting Person's dog while Reporting Person went into emergency accommodation. Reporting Person states they 2018/19 JACK RUSSEL have since asked for their dog back and their friend has refused saying they havent been paid to look after it. Dog Thefts Outcome Neighbourhood

No suspect, proportionate lines of enquirey completed. No Ware further action

No suspect, proportionate lines of enquirey completed. No Stanstead Abbotts further action

Dog returned to owner Welwyn Garden City

No suspect, proportionate lines of enquirey completed. No Potters Bar further action

Unknown Bishops Stortford Dog returned to owner Watford

Dog returned to owner Welwyn Garden City

Dog returned to owner Hertford

Dog returned to owner Hertford No suspect, proportionate lines of enquirey completed. No Hertford further action

No suspect, proportionate lines of enquirey completed. No Welwyn Garden City further action

No suspect, proportionate lines of enquirey completed. No Hatfield further action

Suspect Identified, proportionate lines of enquirey completed. Watford No further action

Dog returned to owner Hollybush

Dog returned to owner Hollybush Dog returned to owner Hatfield

Dog returned to owner Watford

Dog returned to owner Hatfield

No suspect, proportionate lines of enquirey completed. No Watford further action

Dog returned to owner Hatfield

Dog returned to owner Tring Dog returned to owner Hatfield

Dog returned to owner Stevenage

Dog found deceased Ware

Dog returned to owner Rickmansworth

Dog found, handed over to the RSPCA Beaconsfield

Dog returned to owner Watford

Dog returned to owner Watford No suspect, proportionate lines of enquirey completed. No Rickmansworth further action

Dog returned to owner St Albans

Dog returned to owner Oxhey

No suspect, proportionate lines of enquirey completed. No Oxhey further action

No crime taken place, dog returned to owner Hatfield

Dog returned to owner St Albans

Dog returned to owner St Albans Dog returned to owner Hoddesdon

Dog returned to owner Stevenage

Dog returned to owner Welwyn Garden City