POLICE have quashed rumours that a dog stealing ring has returned to the Upper Yarra.
The Mail was contacted by a concerned resident on Wednesday, after he heard that residential properties with dogs had been marked with coloured tape in Wesburn and Yarra Junction.
But Yarra Junction police said they had received no calls from residents who have had their pets stolen.
Rumours of the scam were rife six months ago, but police in the Yarra Ranges did not receive one report of any pets stolen.
It is believed that the rumour originated in London, before spreading to the area.
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