Merseyside Police is appealing for information following a report of a dog being stolen during a car key burglary in Formby on Saturday, 4 November 2017.
Officers were called to a report that a seven-year-old Springer Spaniel dog called Tilly had been taken from a property on Freshfield Road, Formby, along with a BMW car.
The burglary occurred between around 5.30am and 7.30am.
The car was later recovered and the owners are still searching for their dog.
The offenders also took a brown Mulberry handbag, purple purse, and a Barbour brown leather satchel along with an iPad Air.
Enquiries are now being carried out into the theft and CCTV is being located and reviewed.
Detective Inspector Robert Moss said: “The dog’s owners are clearly very distressed and we are doing everything we can to try to locate the person responsible for this incident, and reunite the owner with her pet dog, Tilly.
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“I would appeal to anyone who has seen the dog or has any information about this incident to call officers on 101 or Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111.”
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