Saturday 12 August 2023

Couple charged over Maitland puppy theft

BY DAKOTA TAIT

A man and a woman have been charged after a puppy and guitars were allegedly stolen during a break and enter at Maitland this week.

About 2:30pm on Thursday, police attended a reserve on Sempill Street as part of an investigation into an alleged break and enter.

Police located a puppy locked in a tent, believed to have been stolen during a break and enter at a home also on Sempill Street.

A short time later, a 44-year-old woman and a 46-year-old man arrived at the reserve. 

The pair was arrested and taken to Maitland Police Station, where they were charged over the break and enter.

They were both refused bail to appear before Maitland Local Court on Friday.

The puppy was uninjured and has since returned home.