{"id":32959,"date":"2021-03-04T13:40:54","date_gmt":"2021-03-04T13:40:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shefnews.co.uk\/?p=32959"},"modified":"2021-03-04T13:40:54","modified_gmt":"2021-03-04T13:40:54","slug":"police-launch-appeal-after-four-sheffield-pups-stolen-at-knifepoint","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shefnews.co.uk\/index.php\/2021\/03\/04\/police-launch-appeal-after-four-sheffield-pups-stolen-at-knifepoint\/","title":{"rendered":"Police launch appeal after four Sheffield pups stolen at knifepoint"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">South Yorkshire Police have asked people to come forward regarding an incident in Richmond where a litter was taken from the owner.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The puppies, three male and one female, are of no specific breed and were only four weeks old when stolen.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Two masked men entered the home on Smelter Wood Road on February 22nd while the owner was asleep. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When confronted, the robbers threatened the man with a knife.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This comes just a few weeks after three dogs were stolen at gunpoint elsewhere in Sheffield.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The number of violent dog nappings in South Yorkshire and across the UK is rising and becoming a cause for concern.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The database for the National Pet Register currently shows 928 dogs as missing, although the list is not complete and not all of them would have been stolen.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Statistics given to the BBC by the charity DogLost stated that<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> reported thefts rose from \u2018172 dogs in 2019 to 465 in 2020\u2019.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_33068\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-33068\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-33068\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shefnews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/03\/Dog-infographic-300x235.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"235\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-33068\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The number of dogs reported stolen in 2019 and 2020 (according to DogLost)<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Janey Howarth, 56, was a victim of a similar crime when her eight month<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> old Bullmastiff<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> was stolen from the garden of her home in Grimesthorpe.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_33050\" style=\"width: 201px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-33050\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-33050\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shefnews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/03\/Janey-Howarth-image-1-191x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"191\" height=\"300\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-33050\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Janey Howarth, 56, owner.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_33051\" style=\"width: 235px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-33051\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-33051\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shefnews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/03\/Molly-stolen-dog-image-1-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-33051\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Molly the Bullmastiff, stolen.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Molly, who would now be nearly a year old, was taken in November 2020. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ms. Howarth described Molly as her companion said: <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI was angry at first when I realised she\u2019d been stolen, but it\u2019s just heartbreaking. I cry every day for her\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Sheffield single mother warns<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> other owners to never let their dogs out of their sight. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Detective Chief Inspector Ja<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">mie Henderson of South Yorkshire Police also had advice for owners, saying: &#8220;Ensure your garden or yard is secure. Check it regularly for wear and tear or gaps. It should keep your dog in and trespassers out.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He went on to state his belief of why there has been a worrying rise in these cases. He added: \u201cDog thefts can often be linked to organised crime groups as a way of making money. 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