http://www.geelongadvertiser.com.au/article/2013/06/04/366358_news_pf.html
Geelong
Advertiser [Australia]
4
June 2013
Erin
Pearson
A GEELONG dog-napping ring
being hyped on social media is a hoax, police say.
Sergeant
Andy Harris, of Geelong
police, said online posts claimed people were stealing dogs for illegal
fighting rings.
The
posts claimed people were putting coloured stickers outside homes to mark them
as places that have a dog worth stealing. [...]
Newcomb
resident Amanda Kettner joined the call to keep dogs safe after returning from
work last week to find a man in her driveway trying to lure her dog and her
in-laws' pooches. [...]
"Then
later on I noticed two green stickers on my fence and dots on the power pole
nearby. "[...]