Burglar leaves his dog at crime scene

A burglar may have left his dog behind when he broke into a school, according to police who are hoping to use the pet to trace its owner.

Officers found the small white Jack Russell at an infants' school in Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, in the early hours of Sunday.

They have named the dog Bobby, although there was no name on his collar, and he is being cared for by Northumbria Police. They hope someone might recognise the dog, and lead them to his owner.



Officers were alerted 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.

''The animal was found at the school and so may have belonged to the thief. Although there is no name on his collar, the officers who found him have called him Bobby."

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