The dogs were seized from West Meadows travellers site in Ipswich
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Police are still working to establish ownership claims after 83 suspected stolen dogs were seized following a raid in Ipswich.
Officers investigating a series of pet thefts executed a number of search warrants at West Meadows travellers site, near Asda in Goddard Road, on Saturday, March 20.
Police made six arrests and four people – two men, aged 34 and 39, and two women, aged 41 and 47 – remain on bail and are due to return to police on June 17.
Two other people have been released and will face no further action.
In April, images of 48 dogs were published
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LMFM By Jamie Glass Image from Suffolk Police. Police in Suffolk have shared a gallery of stolen dogs in a big to reunite the pets with their owners.
Last month, Suffolk officers seized more than 80 dogs of different breeds during an operation at a traveller s site on the outskirts of Ipswich.
The police force is now attempting to identify the animal s owners - but say a lack of identifying features and information about the pooches has meant the process is challenging .
Photos of 48 suspected stolen dogs were released by the force on their Twitter account, so far none of the 83 dogs have been reunited with the owners.
PET owners are being warned about dog thefts in Herefordshire, with a council warning how the criminals identify targets. Ewyas Harold Parish Council is warning people in the Golden Valley that dog thefts appear to be coming quite a common crime nationally . The council said there have been attempts in the Much Birch and How Caple area to snatch dogs from gardens. The spokesperson said apparently the thieves locally are tying a piece of string on the fence or gate to identify houses with dogs. The other method which has been reported is black paint being used to mark the ground.