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Dogs stolen in Staplehurst burglary recovered

Kent Police Stolen dogs found in back of vehicleKent Police
The dogs were found unharmed in the back of a vehicle

Six dogs stolen in a burglary were recovered by police within 20 minutes of the alarm being raised.

The dogs, mainly a mixture of bulldog breeds, had been taken from a house in Staplehurst, Kent, on 9 March.

Police were called at 20:35 GMT and arrived to find the dogs unharmed in the back of an unattended car, which had been stolen in London.

A search of the area with a police dog failed to find the burglars.

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