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| Thieves steal four giant tortoises from college in Dorchester | Thieves steal four giant tortoises from college in Dorchester |
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| Thieves broke into a college in Dorchester in the dead of night and carted four giant tortoises away in wheelbarrows, police believe. | Thieves broke into a college in Dorchester in the dead of night and carted four giant tortoises away in wheelbarrows, police believe. |
| Dorset police are investigating the thefts at Kingston Maurward college, which happened overnight on Thursday. | Dorset police are investigating the thefts at Kingston Maurward college, which happened overnight on Thursday. |
| The thieves gained entry to a shed on the site and took four Sulcata tortoises - three female and one male. | The thieves gained entry to a shed on the site and took four Sulcata tortoises - three female and one male. |
| The animals are called Squirtle, Wartortle, Blastoise, all aged 11, and 24-year-old Jeffery. | The animals are called Squirtle, Wartortle, Blastoise, all aged 11, and 24-year-old Jeffery. |
| Tim Dowling: our tortoise is running amok, and I’m on his side | Tim Dowling: our tortoise is running amok, and I’m on his side |
| It is thought the thieves entered on foot from the rear entrance to the college and used wheelbarrows belonging to the establishment to transport the animals to a vehicle before driving off. | It is thought the thieves entered on foot from the rear entrance to the college and used wheelbarrows belonging to the establishment to transport the animals to a vehicle before driving off. |
| The tortoises are around 40cm to 50cm long and 30cm wide. They are all micro-chipped. | The tortoises are around 40cm to 50cm long and 30cm wide. They are all micro-chipped. |
| PC Chris Stephens, who is investigating the thefts, said: “I am appealing to anyone who witnessed anything suspicious overnight in the area to please come forward. | PC Chris Stephens, who is investigating the thefts, said: “I am appealing to anyone who witnessed anything suspicious overnight in the area to please come forward. |
| “If you have any information that could assist with the investigation or have seen tortoises for sale in suspicious circumstances, please contact Dorset police urgently. | “If you have any information that could assist with the investigation or have seen tortoises for sale in suspicious circumstances, please contact Dorset police urgently. |
| “We are desperate to reunite them with the college to ensure they are appropriately cared for.” | “We are desperate to reunite them with the college to ensure they are appropriately cared for.” |
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