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Published: 9:43 pm March 6, 2020
Updated: 5:24 am October 8, 2025

Detectives investigating a robbery in Orpington in which a puppy was stolen have charged a man

Detectives investigating a robbery in Orpington in which a puppy was stolen have charged a man. Francis Zeta, of High Street, Plaistow E13, was arrested on suspicion of robbery on Thursday, 5 March. He has this evening been charged and remanded, and is due to appear at Bromley Magistrates’ Court on Saturday, 7 March. An investigation was launched on Tuesday, 3 March, after a man reported that his puppy, Spot, had been stolen in Lullingstone Crescent. Spot was located after he was found wandering in the street, and has been returned to his owners.

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