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Kings Lynn residents take to social media over dog theft fears  | Updated: 10:10, 11 March 2021 Worried West Norfolk residents have taken to social media to warn dog walkers after a series of attempted dog thefts across the area. Reffley resident John Mccowan, 66, was walking his two dogs on the cycle track between Reffley and Springwood when he believes he was targeted by dog thieves. He said: "As I was walking along by the bridge, a woman walked past me and said into her phone one white, on...

"So what is really important is that we get the message out that as a dog owner you are highly, highly unlikely to become a victim of this crime. "The numbers speak for themselves, there has been less than one a week in 2020 and we need to reinforce this because so much of this is being driven by social media across the country and actually Norfolk is a safe place to be an owner." The chief constable was responding to a question from Amanda Knight, who runs a website and Facebook group for do...

Norfolk dog owners have been warned to protect their pooches after an increase in the number of lockdown-related thefts and attempted canine thefts.

Norfolk dog owners have been warned to protect their pooches after an increase in the number of lockdown-related thefts and attempted canine thefts.

Dog thefts on the increase as lockdown sees price of dogs soar.