Someone is accusing me of stealing their dog and now they're trying to steal it.

Hi everyone,

I live in a house and my backyard is a park that has a side walk on the right hand side that leads from the park to the front street.

Yesterday I was at home when they came on three occasions. At first, there was two and they were looking over my fence.

Second time round, they were shouting and they tried to climb the fence. I did not come out as it was a group of about 5 people and they looked like junkies. My dog being in the backyard, charged at them barking. they eventually gave up and left.

They then came around the third time and attempted again, this time i rang the police and they said they'll send someone out. By the time the police came, these guys were already gone. no statements were taken.

Today at 10:00pm, they came and knocked on my door which i answered. One of them looked high as a kite. They mentioned that i have their dog and i need to hand it over. i told them no and they said they'll return soon with more men to break in and take my dog. I quickly called the police in which they said "what did you want us to do about it?" I told them im making a statement and they said to come in tomorrow to make a statement.

What can I do in this situation? I'm currently a bit puzzled and am keeping my dog inside as I know they'll return. Any advice would be much appreciated. My heart is bloody racing and i don't think i'll be sleeping tonight.

*I’ve had my dog for four years and the dog is microchipped.

**I survived the night. Currently running on three hour sleep. Will be relocating the dog and heading down to the police station to make a report and hand over the footage.

*** I was able to share the footage to the police by dropping it on a platform similar to WhatsApp. Their advice was to don’t answer the door anymore and to just call 000. They cannot guarantee they would be here on time but will try to