Cops embroiled in dog theft scandal

Cape Town - Law enforcement has come under fire after one of their vehicles allegedly picked up two Jack Russell terriers on Prince George Drive without reporting the incident, which was captured on CCTV.

The two Jack Russells, aged one and three, escaped from their home about a week ago and have been missing since.

Dog owner Nikki Rushin, 26, posted about the incident on Facebook to which community members responded by letting her know that they saw law enforcement picking up the dogs.

“I thought they would hand the dogs over to the SPCA or Animal Rescue and none of that has been done. I am very sad because those were my babies. My partner and I are afraid to even think what could have happened to our babies.”

Rushin and her partner felt helpless because they did not know where their dogs were.

They are afraid that the dogs could be dead, a thought they want to avoid by all means.

“These are two healthy dogs so I don’t understand why they have not been returned or handed over to the SPCA.”

The dogs were allegedly spotted in a law enforcement vehicle at a nearby Engen garage on CCTV cameras.

Robbie Roberts, law enforcement's director, said they were investigating the kidnapping of the dogs.

“We have checked all the law enforcement vehicles that were in the area and we have not found the dogs.

“We are doing a thorough investigation because we want to safely return the dogs to their owners.”

Roberts said they had checked all the SPCAs and no dogs had been handed in: “We have also requested to look at all the CCTV cameras in the area to find the dogs.

“There are five vehicles that have not been accounted for because they have no tracker. We will follow up on those vehicles this coming week as they might be involved with the missing dogs.”

Roberts has asked the public to please contact him if they know the whereabouts of the two missing Jack Russells.

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Cape Argus