Queensland crime: Pair charged over dog theft in Brisbane

A beloved pet Chihuahua named Zoe was allegedly snatched from her owner’s car as the woman went to buy a coffee.

The dog was reportedly taken from the blue 2011 Suzuki Swift when the driver left the vehicle to visit a cafe in Alderley, Brisbane on July 24 at 6am.

The six-week-old dog was sleeping in the back of the car at the time.

The dog was handed into a vet practice in Stafford a few days later before she was reunited with her owner.

A man, 26, and woman, 34, have been charged with stealing.

The Suzuki Swift was tracked down just five minutes later at a Boondall petrol station on Samford Road, where a passenger was allegedly seen holding the dog.

The car was later found by an off-duty officer who noticed it with a different registration.

A 26-year-old Gordon Park man was charged with two counts of stealing and one count each of unlawful use of motor vehicle and fraud.

He is set to reappeared at the Brisbane Magistrates Court on September 19.

The 34-year-old Gordon Park woman was also charged with unlawful use of motor vehicle and stealing.

She is set to appear at the Brisbane Magistrates Court on August 30.