Alleged dognapper got mitts on NSW mutts

A NSW woman has been charged with dognapping after two canines went missing from a Lake Macquarie home.

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A NSW woman has been charged with dognapping after two dogs went missing from a Lake Macquarie home. (AAP)

A NSW woman has been charged with letting the dogs out.

The dognapping alarm was raised after owners of a purebred British bulldog and pug noticed the canines were missing from their Lake Macquarie yard on Monday night.

While the pug was handed in to a nearby vet and quickly reunited with its owner, the bulldog remained missing, sparking a police investigation.

The dog was found about 30 minutes later at an Arcadia Vale home.

A 38-year-old woman has been charged with stealing a dog and will front Toronto Local Court on October 22.


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