Arrests over theft of west Dorset goats Pickle and Pepper
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Officers recovered the two pets goats after stopping a vehicle on the A31 in St Leonards
Two goats snatched from their home have been found by police, with three people arrested on suspicion of theft.
Two-year-old Boer goats Pickle and Pepper were stolen overnight on Monday from the Bridport area of west Dorset.
They were found loose in the road in Charles Lane, Ringwood, the next day by officers after they stopped a vehicle on the A31 in St Leonards.
The teenage driver and two men from Poole were arrested on suspicion of stealing the goats.
Dorset Police said the teenager had since been released on bail.
Police also reunited eight-month-old pygmy goats Margoat and Robbie with their owner after they were stolen
Officers said they had arrested the same two men at an unauthorised encampment in Yarmouth Road in Poole earlier the same day on suspicion of theft over another pair of snatched goats.
Pygmy goats Margoat and Robbie were taken on 11 January from the Marshwood area of west Dorset.
The eight-month-old family pets were found two days later in Yeovil, Somerset, and returned to their owner.
Both men have since been released on police bail over the thefts of both sets of goats as officers from the Dorset Police Rural Crime Team continue their investigation.
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