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News.com.au
26-04-2025
- News.com.au
Five-year-old Staffordshire Bull terrier cross Morticia found safe after theft
A loved family dog in Melbourne has been reunited with her owners after she was stolen by a group of youths in a early morning incident. Morticia, a five-year-old white Staffordshire Bull terrier cross, was stolen from an elderly man while on a walk in Mount Waverley about 2.30am on Saturday. According to Victoria Police, officers were told a group of youths inside a black Holden Commodore pulled over and made demands for the dog along Huntingdale Rd. The man fled, but was chased by one youth and Morticia was stolen near Waverley Rd in Chadstone. He was uninjured in the incident and the group fled in the vehicle. On Saturday evening, police gave the happy update that Morticia had been located and reunited with her owners. 'It's understood the dog was located on Huntingdale Road and taken to the RSPCA before going home,' A Victoria Police spokeswoman said. 'Police continue to investigate the theft.
The Australian
26-04-2025
- The Australian
Five-year-old Staffordshire Bull terrier cross Morticia found safe after theft
A loved family dog in Melbourne has been reunited with her owners after she was stolen by a group of youths in a early morning incident. Morticia, a five-year-old white Staffordshire Bull terrier cross, was stolen from an elderly man while on a walk in Mount Waverley about 2.30am on Saturday. According to Victoria Police, officers were told a group of youths inside a black Holden Commodore pulled over and made demands for the dog along Huntingdale Rd. The man fled, but was chased by one youth and Morticia was stolen near Waverley Rd in Chadstone. Thieves stole Morticia on Saturday morning. Picture: Supplied He was uninjured in the incident and the group fled in the vehicle. On Saturday evening, police gave the happy update that Morticia had been located and reunited with her owners. 'It's understood the dog was located on Huntingdale Road and taken to the RSPCA before going home,' A Victoria Police spokeswoman said. 'Police continue to investigate the theft. 'Any witnesses or anyone with CCTV/dashcam footage or information is urged to contact Crime Stoppers'. Liam Beatty Journalist Liam Beatty is a court reporter with NCA NewsWire. He has previously worked in newsrooms in Victoria and Western Australia. Liam Beatty
Daily Mail
26-04-2025
- Daily Mail
Major update on dog stolen from the hands of elderly man as police search for teens who took her
A loved family dog that a group of teenagers stole from the hands of a 72-year-old man on Saturday morning has been returned to her owners. Five-year-old white Staffordshire Bull terrier cross Morticia, was stolen from the elderly man while on a walk in Mount Waverley, 20km east of Melbourne, at 2.30am on Saturday. Police said the pup was being walked along Huntingdale Road by her owner when a group in a black Holden Commodore pulled over. The teenagers, believed to be young men and women, made demands for his dog. Ewa Gawrysiak, daughter of the owner Boguslaw, told the teenagers in the car yelled 'we want the dog' and 'give us the dog'. '[Dad] blew it off as drunks coming home after a night out,' she said, saying her family were shift workers so it wasn't unusual for her father to walk the dog at night. The man fled, but was chased by one youth to a nearby convenience store on Waverley Road in Chadstone before Morticia was stolen. Police said the offenders fled the scene in the Commodore, which didn't have any numberplates, and they were last seen driving south on Huntingdale Road. But on Saturday evening, police said Morticia had been found and was reunited with her owners. 'It's understood the dog was located on Huntingdale Road and taken to the RSPCA before going home,' a Victoria Police spokeswoman said. 'Police continue to investigate the theft. 'Any witnesses or anyone with CCTV/dashcam footage or information is urged to contact Crime Stoppers'.
Perth Now
26-04-2025
- Perth Now
Stolen dog found ‘safe and well'
A loved family dog in Melbourne has been reunited with her owners after she was stolen by a group of youths in a early morning incident. Morticia, a five-year-old white Staffordshire Bull terrier cross, was stolen from an elderly man while on a walk in Mount Waverley about 2.30am on Saturday. According to Victoria Police, officers were told a group of youths inside a black Holden Commodore pulled over and made demands for the dog along Huntingdale Rd. The man fled, but was chased by one youth and Morticia was stolen near Waverley Rd in Chadstone. Thieves stole Morticia on Saturday morning. Supplied Credit: Supplied He was uninjured in the incident and the group fled in the vehicle. On Saturday evening, police gave the happy update that Morticia had been located and reunited with her owners. 'It's understood the dog was located on Huntingdale Road and taken to the RSPCA before going home,' A Victoria Police spokeswoman said. 'Police continue to investigate the theft. 'Any witnesses or anyone with CCTV/dashcam footage or information is urged to contact Crime Stoppers'.
