Dog revealed as perpetrator of tyre punctures

To quote from a report out of Italy:

A dog named Billy has been revealed as the perpetrator of tyre punctures in a Molise village in recent months which had spurred rumours of rows between neighbours or even mafia-style intimidation.

Police installed surveillance cameras amid the wave of acts of tyre vandalism which had roiled Vastogirardi, a village of 600 souls near Isernia.

They caught Billy in the act of gnarling several cars' tyres.

Vets said the dog's behaviour could be put down to a severe case of gingivitis which made him bite the tyres to relieve the pain he was suffering.