22421/19 Cat Thefts
Request
- What was the total number of cat theft crimes in 2019?
- What was the outcome (charge/summons, community resolution, active investigation, evidential difficulties, no suspect identified) for each cat theft crime in 2019?
- Please list specific cat breed types with amounts (stolen in 2019) – or ‘breed Unrecorded’ or ‘mixed breed’?
Response
There were a total recorded of three cat thefts for the year 2019. The out come of these three thefts were:
2 x Investigation complete: No suspect identified. Crime investigated as far as reasonably possible – case closed pending further investigative opportunities becoming available.
1 x No out come attached
Two of the cats out of the three offences recorded were Siamese, the other was not identified with a breed.
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