A 21-year-old man has been charged over the alleged theft of Ralph the lamb from an animal park last weekend - but the lamb is nowhere to be found.
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The Moorooduc man was arrested yesterday and has been charged with theft, handling stolen goods and animal cruelty. Police will allege he went to The Big Goose animal park in Moorooduc last Sunday between 1am and 3pm, broke into a shed and took little Ralph, a lamb with a black face and ears and a black spot on his foot.
Ralph was named in a competition run by the park. He was only a month old and bottle-fed. The man will appear at Frankston Magistrates' Court on November 4. A 25-year-old woman from Cranbourne and 21-year-old man from Tyabb were also arrested but released.
Detectives were told Ralph was left in a paddock on the Mornington-Tyabb Road, near the intersection of Coolart Road, Moorooduc, after he was taken.
But when police went to the property yesterday they could not see Ralph. Police have released pictures of Ralph in the hope someone may recognise him and know where he is.
Anyone with information is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or submit a confidential crime report to www.crimestoppersvic.com.au.
