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at around 12pm on Saturday, November 21.Her owner Melissa Baylis, 17, says a stranger has contacted her family on Facebook claiming to have found her nine-week-old pet - but won't give it back.Police have now warned that “theft by finding is a criminal offence” and are urging whoever has the little dog to return her to the rightful owner.Melissa initially thought the puppy had escaped through a gap in the fence, but now believes she may have been stolen.After sharing a missing appeal on Facebook, Melissa’s mum received a message on Facebook from a complete stranger.She says the woman claimed Nelly had been found, but said she would not give the dog back.Instead, she said she intended to find the animal a “safe, caring home”.Melissa received

A stranger has allegedly contacted the family of a missing puppy claiming to have found the pet but refuses to return it, labelling the owners "irresponsible".

puppy went missing just a week after bringing it home – now a stranger who claims to have found the pup is refusing to give it back. Melissa Baylis, 17, claims a stranger contacted her family on Facebook to let her know the puppy had been found.