WHAT started as an innocent wander resulted in quite an adventure for one local puppy.
The staffy was caught by the ranger and spent a night in lockup. During his stay an intruder broke in and stole the dog from the pound.
The distraught owner took to Facebook to get the word out.
After a tip-off, Collie Police apprehended a person in possession of the dog at a Cunningham street residence.
According to Collie police the man had claimed he had found the dog wandering in the bush.
No charges have been laid, but investigations are ongoing as Police hope to speak to a few more persons of interest.
Shire of Collie chief executive David Blurton said the case was an unusal situation.
“The old pound has been broken into before however it is not a frequent event,” he said.
“It was usually people taking their own dogs out.”
Mr Blurton said a new state-of-the-art pound was under construction and there was no point increasing security at the old one.
“The new pound will have greater security in place than the existing facility including security cameras,” he said.
“Given the age and condition of the old building and impending demolition, we are better off investing in a camera system in the new facility.”
A LOCAL resident had an unpleasant surprise after parking her car near Patstone Road.
Two off-road motorcyclists drove past and smashed the win dow of the car while the ow - ner was taking photos only 50m away.
Collie police Senior Sergeant Mike Dean said this type of senseless crime was “very annoying”.
“It absolutely outrageous how people have no respect for others property,” he said.
“We have a couple of suspects but the real trouble is trying to extract the truth from them.”
BREAK-INS continue to be an issue with several homes targeted in the last week on Bickerton, Hargreaves and Hutton street.
One of the homes was broken into when the owners were on holidays.
Thieves are taking easy to carry items such as phones, ipads and laptops. Residents are encouraged to inform neighbours when they go away and have someone regularly check in on the home.
SHOPLIFTING in town is on the increase, with Collie police making six arrests last week.
“We have recovered thousands of dollar worth of stolen items,” Senior Sergeant Dean said.
“Shops are reporting substantial loses.
“If this continues the will undoubtedly cause stores to close down.
“To combat the issue, we have officers in plain clothes patrolling the shops.
“My concern is that we could lose our major retailers and people will have to shop in Bunbury.”
Apart from the arrests, several people have also been banned from stores.
