{"id":692003,"date":"2026-01-12T22:56:14","date_gmt":"2026-01-12T22:56:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/692003\/"},"modified":"2026-01-12T22:56:14","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T22:56:14","slug":"psni-investigating-dog-hit-and-run-on-shaws-road","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/692003\/","title":{"rendered":"PSNI investigating dog hit-and-run on Shaws Road"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/c3bd33da-af01-4975-94f4-3e7d7cf5b727.jpg\" loading=\"eager\" width=\"100%\" data-testid=\"article-image\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"beltel-ebe0ecc6_root beltel-ebe0ecc6_paragraph beltel-300db776_none beltel-91174671_primary beltel-1d70522a_marginbottom0 beltel-1d70522a_margintop0 beltel-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Police in west Belfast are investigating a hit-and-run collision involving a dog on the Shaws Road.<\/p>\n<p class=\"beltel-ebe0ecc6_root beltel-ebe0ecc6_paragraph beltel-300db776_none beltel-91174671_primary beltel-1d70522a_marginbottom5 beltel-1d70522a_margintop0 beltel-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">The incident occurred at approximately 5pm on Saturday (10 January), and involved a white Volkswagen Passat and a small dog.<\/p>\n<p class=\"beltel-ebe0ecc6_root beltel-ebe0ecc6_paragraph beltel-300db776_none beltel-91174671_primary beltel-1d70522a_marginbottom5 beltel-1d70522a_margintop0 beltel-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">The vehicle collided with the dog and failed to stop at the scene.<\/p>\n<p class=\"beltel-ebe0ecc6_root beltel-ebe0ecc6_paragraph beltel-300db776_none beltel-91174671_primary beltel-1d70522a_marginbottom5 beltel-1d70522a_margintop0 beltel-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Officers attended the location and took the dog to a local veterinary practice for treatment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"beltel-ebe0ecc6_root beltel-ebe0ecc6_paragraph beltel-300db776_none beltel-91174671_primary beltel-1d70522a_marginbottom5 beltel-1d70522a_margintop0 beltel-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Police have thanked two members of the public who stopped to offer assistance following the collision.<\/p>\n<p class=\"beltel-ebe0ecc6_root beltel-ebe0ecc6_paragraph beltel-300db776_none beltel-91174671_primary beltel-1d70522a_marginbottom5 beltel-1d70522a_margintop0 beltel-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Police are appealing for the owner of the dog to come forward. Anyone who believes the dog may be theirs is asked to contact police on 101, quoting reference number 1056 of 10 January 2026.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/c3bd33da-af01-4975-94f4-3e7d7cf5b727.jpg\" loading=\"eager\" width=\"100%\" data-testid=\"article-image\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"beltel-ebe0ecc6_root beltel-ebe0ecc6_caption1 beltel-300db776_none beltel-91174671_secondary beltel-66f0fec7_regular beltel-1d70522a_marginbottom0 beltel-1d70522a_marginleft0 beltel-1d70522a_marginright0 beltel-1d70522a_margintop3 beltel-b48c4984_left\" style=\"color:var(--color-grey-60)\">News Catch Up &#8211; Monday 12 January<\/p>\n<p class=\"beltel-ebe0ecc6_root beltel-ebe0ecc6_paragraph beltel-300db776_none beltel-91174671_primary beltel-1d70522a_marginbottom5 beltel-1d70522a_margintop0 beltel-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Witnesses to the collision, or anyone with dash-cam footage from the area at the time, are also urged to contact police.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Police in west Belfast are investigating a hit-and-run collision involving a dog on the Shaws Road. 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