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- Stolen kittens posted through owner's letterbox: Jaywick
Thieves who burgled a house and stole several kittens have returned them following a police appeal.
Thieves broke into a property on Essex Avenue in Jaywick between 10pm on Thursday, July 22 and 2am on Friday, July 23 and stole some jewellery and five one-day-old kittens.
Detectives appealed for their return as they would die without their mother.
- Horse suffers repeated injuries from unknown cause: Houndscroft, Rodborough
Police are investigating after a horse at stables in Houndscroft, Rodborough suffered minor injuries to its legs three times over the last two weeks.
At the end of last week the horses' owner reported to that between Tuesday July 13 and Friday July 23 her horse, a 12-year-old Welsh cob, had suffered cuts to the front of both of its legs near to the ankle joint.
- Two hives damaged leaving bees exposed: Oakley
Officers from the Oakley Safer Neighbourhoods Team are appealing for witnesses and information after beehives in the village were damaged.
On Thursday, July 15 and Saturday, July 17, two hives in St John's Copse were pushed over.
The stands were damaged and the bees were exposed.
PCSO Melissa Rowell said:
- Seven hundred and fifty Japanese Green Pheasants stolen: Kingston Lisle
Thieves stole approximately 750 Second Generation Japanese Greens from a pen on the Lonsdale Estate overnight between Sunday and Monday this week (18/7 to 19/7).
Officers believe the pheasants, which are small and less than six months old, were stolen to order.
Investigating officer PC Darren James said:
- Calf dies following cattle stampede in suspicious barn fire: Park Farm, Maddiston
Police are appealing for information from the public after a calf died following a barn fire.
The incident took place at 7pm on Friday July 16 at Park Farm, Maddiston, near Falkirk.
Cattle were being kept in the ground floor area of the barn when a fire broke out in the upper level.
- Cat's leg shattered by air gun pellet: Narborough
Police are appealing for witnesses to come forward after a pet cat from Narborough was shot.
The incident happened sometime between Friday July 9 and 5.30pm on Sunday July 11, when the cat, called Tabby, returned to its home in Greenwich Close, Narborough.
Tabby's owners soon noticed that he was unwell and took him to the vets.
- Horse stabbed with unknown weapon: Tannery Lane, Northallerton
Police in Northallerton are hunting whoever is responsible for deliberately wounding a horse on Tannery Lane in the town.
- Men set bull terrier on cat and finish it by stamping on its head: Hartlepool
Police are appealing for witnesses after a cat was savaged in a seemingly deliberate attack from a dog and a group of youths.
At 12.30am on Friday 16th July 2010, a group of men wearing black hooded tops were seen walking a black Staffordshire bull terrier along St Bees Walk, Hartlepool.
- RSPCA seizes dogs of burns victim: Blagdon, Paignton
At 5.00pm on Friday 16th July, Police and the Ambulance service were called to a report of a male having been injured in a fire at an address in Blagdon, Paignton.
On arrival a male was found suffering from burns having apparently set fire to himself whilst lighting a bonfire using accelerant in the garden of the property.
- Alpaca suffers flesh wound in dog attack: Minchinhampton
Stroud Police are currently investigating reports that a dog injured two alpacas at an address in Minchinhampton.
At around 6pm on Tuesday July 13 a dog jumped over the wall at an address in Windmill Road and injured the two animals, one of which had to be taken to the vet to be treated for a flesh wound.
- Tortoise found on the Honeybourne Line: Cheltenham
A member of the public has reported finding a tortoise on the Honeybourne Line in Cheltenham.
The animal was found yesterday - Monday July 12 - by a dog walker.
Anyone who has lost a pet tortoise and would like to see if the animal found is theirs should ring police on 0845 090 1234.
- Two chickens stolen from allotment hen house: Debenham
Priory Lane, Debenham between 7pm 09/07/10 and 5pm 10/07/10.
Two white Light Sussex hens have been stolen from a hen house on an allotment.
Calls in relation to this incident should be made to Sgt Nick Emerick at the Mid Suffolk Central Safer Neighbourhood Team on 01284 774100.
- 72-year-old arrested after dog worries sheep in Martin Down Nature Reserve: Fordingbridge
A 72-year-old woman from Salisbury has been cautioned by police after allowing her dog to attack sheep at Martin Down Nature Reserve in Fordingbridge.
Officers from the Country Watch team received a complaint after the woman had twice allowed her dog to roam free on agricultural land at the nature reserve.
- Dangerous dogs seized as police execute warrants: Worcester
Officers from West Mercia Police have executed warrants at four properties in Warndon, Worcester, this morning (Thursday 8 July) in relation to dangerous dogs offences.
Two properties in Cranham Drive, one in Tolladine Road and one in Swaledale Court were all entered around 8.45am.
- Information sought after evidence of badger digging: Thulston
Police are investigating an incident of badger digging on the edge of farmland in South Derbyshire.
A local badger group contacted the police with information about the dig near to Bellington Farm at Thulston on June 8th 2010.
The sett had been dug eight feet down to its chamber and its thought badgers may have been removed.