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Police dog sniffs out Sunderland stolen perfume stash

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Police dog Roxy followed her nose to find a stash of stolen perfume bottles

A stash of stolen perfume was found hidden under a car after being sniffed out by a police dog.

Northumbria Police was called to the burglary of Holmlands Store in Sunderland at about 01:00 BST on Wednesday.

Police dog Roxy picked up a scent and led officers to the bottles beneath the car, a spokesman said.

Two men, aged 31 and 30, were arrested on suspicion of burglary and are in police custody.

Jonathon Taylor The stolen bottlesJonathon Taylor
The perfume was found hidden beneath a car

Det Sgt Chris Raper-Smith said: "This was only possible thanks to the quick reporting by a member of the public, and their detailed information allowed us to deploy resources to the area and start to tighten the net around our suspects.

"PD Roxy certainly deserved a few extra treats after her shift for helping us to retrieve suspected stolen perfume."

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