Updated
Wednesday, 10th March 2021, 6:14 pm
The resident who lives in Manor Park said they noticed a man leaving British Heart Foundation donation bags on driveways before talking to a colleague in a waiting pickup truck – but the man only left collection bags at houses with dogs and ignored ones without them.
The resident said they believed this was a new tactic so dognappers know which homes to visit later and swipe pets.
They told Sussex Crimewatch public Facebook page: “A scruffy bald man walked around our cul-de-sac holding a Heart Foundation donation bag. He walked all around, threw the donation bag on our drive and walked off.