{"id":34051,"date":"2021-03-18T14:06:15","date_gmt":"2021-03-18T14:06:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shefnews.co.uk\/?p=34051"},"modified":"2021-03-18T14:06:15","modified_gmt":"2021-03-18T14:06:15","slug":"sheffield-son-left-unsettled-after-attempted-theft-of-family-dog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shefnews.co.uk\/index.php\/2021\/03\/18\/sheffield-son-left-unsettled-after-attempted-theft-of-family-dog\/","title":{"rendered":"Sheffield son left \u2018unsettled\u2019 after attempted theft of family dog"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Scott Tindall\u2019s dad has become the latest victim of an attempted dog theft, after reports show South Yorkshire police have begun 63 investigations since July last year.<\/p>\n<p>David Tindall, 56, was approached by two suspected Albanian men at the top entrance of Richmond park on Saturday afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>The two men pulled up in a white van, demanding that Mr Tindall hand over his Dogue de Bordeaux, named Diesel.<\/p>\n<p>Son Scott claimed the whole event was \u2018very unsettling\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis has never happened before, but there are reports round the surrounding areas that these guys are doing this often,\u201d Scott told ShefNews.<\/p>\n<p>South Yorkshire police have begun 63 investigations into dog thefts since July 2020, after an increase demand in dogs during lockdown led to a spike in crimes.<\/p>\n<p>Conservative MP Iain Duncan Smith brought the growing issue to parliament on Monday, as part of Pet Theft Awareness week.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none; overflow: hidden;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/video.php?height=314&amp;href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fiainduncansmithmp%2Fvideos%2F3924066094338814%2F&amp;show_text=false&amp;width=560\" width=\"560\" height=\"314\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>South Yorkshire\u2019s assistant Chief Constable Tim Forber told a Police and Crime Commissioner meeting last month: &#8220;We have seen a significant increase in dog thefts. 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