Police find Simba the dog, who was stolen along with his owner’s car on Grote St on Tuesday
Missing dog Simba has been found and reunited with his owner – along with the car he was stolen in on Tuesday.
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An Adelaide woman has been reunited with her Labrador-Staffordshire puppy that was stolen from her on Tuesday night.
Just after 6pm on Wednesday, January 22, police patrols were called to Vinrace St, Adelaide, where pup Simba was found following a tip off from a member of the public.
Simba had been tied to the front of the house.
— South Australia Police (@SAPoliceNews) January 22, 2020
He was reunited with owner Jessica Sze at Adelaide Police Station in Grenfell St.
Ms Sze left Simba in her airconditioned car, which was also stolen, while she quickly visited a shop in the city.
The white 2017 Holden Commodore sedan was later found abandoned at a unit complex on Norman Tce, Everard Park.
Ms Sze had parked outside Hong Kong Grocery on Grote St just before 7.30pm on Tuesday and left her car running so Simba would have airconditioning.
“I thought my dog drove my car away, but after that I felt like if he drove my car, there should be a crash or something, but there wasn’t,” she told The Advertiser after the theft.
She also thought that she forgot where her car was parked, but then it dawned on her that her best friend had been stolen.
“I thought my dog drove my car away, but after that I felt like if he drove my car, there should be a crash or something, but there wasn’t,” she said.
Ms Sze said Simba was a gentle animal and loves to spend countless hours at the dog park.
“He is very playful … he never barks or never tries to be aggressive, or never bites people.”