A man has been arrested over the theft of a dog that was “too hot to hold” following a Twitter appeal involving more than 50,000 people.
Ted, a Cavalier King Charles spaniel, was snatched from outside Tesco Express, in Friern Barnet Lane, New Southgate, on December 8.
Investigating officers from Barnet Police later published a tweet on the micro-blogging site appealing for information on behalf of the pet’s distraught owner, 75-year-old Philomena Hynes.
The message was retweeted 52,820 times before the dog was found tied to a gate in Friary Park by a young girl a few days later.
Police said Ted must have been “too hot to hold” following the huge public response and officers began an investigation to trace the dog snatcher.
This morning, a 23-year-old man from New Barnet was arrested on suspicion of the theft.
He is currently being questioned at a north London police station.
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