Bowie and Marbles: police hunt thieves of blind Gold Coast dog and Melbourne pomeranian

Investigations into the separate thefts have been launched by Victorian and Queensland police

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Police in two states have launched separate investigations into the alleged thefts of two pet dogs.

Victorian police on Thursday sought public assistance to find a miniature pomeranian, Marbles, aged eight, who was allegedly stolen from a car in Brunswick East on Wednesday.