This just in from Dover…
Family appeal for tortoise’s swift return
A FAMILY have been left distraught after their tortoise, which was a family
heirloom, was stolen.
Speedy was taken from a cottage in Station Road, Martin Mill, some time
between 9pm on Tuesday, July 19, and 7.15am on July 20.
His owner, Lynn Parker, said Speedy belonged to her aunt, who asked her to
look after him shortly before she died.
“I am just gutted he has gone,” said Mrs Parker.
“He was in his pen, and I did not see him when I left for work, and we would
just like him back.
“I live in the middle of a field and we hardly have any visitors, so someone
must have known he was here.”
Anyone who may have Speedy or has seen him is urged to contact police on
01304 240055. He may have traces of white paint on his shell, and Mrs Parker has
another way of identifying Speedy from other tortoises.
Dover Mercury, 28 July 2005
(Via the Chief)
