THREE pug puppies have been stolen from a flat after a burglary.

An appeal has been made for information to help find the 12 week-old female puppies which were taken from a flat in the Bilton area of Harrogate, North Yorkshire, between 11pm and midnight on Saturday, December 1.

Police particularly want to hear from anyone who may have been offered a pug puppy.

No photographs have been issued but one of the pugs is fawn, another has a black face with a pink smudge and an umbilical hernia, the third is a distinctive silver colour also with an umbilical hernia.

  • Police believe the offenders could be from West Yorkshire. Call North Yorkshire Police on 101, ask for the Harrogate Serious Crime Team and quote reference 12180224233