The police said they received another report of a similar nature a few days later.

"About two or three days after the first report, we received another. The situation was pretty much the same, items were said to be missing, a condom found in the yard and the dog found to be raped," he explained.

The second incident reportedly occurred on Dunoon Road, a stone's throw away from where the first incident occurred.

The last reported incident occurred last week on lower Mountain View Avenue.

The report was similar except that no condom was found in the yard in that case.

When contacted by THE STAR, two of the complainants confirmed the reports.

"It bad enough dem come a mi yard come tek wah dem fi tek, but dem rape all mi dog? A wah kind a worl' wi a live inna?" questioned one woman.

In the meantime, the police believe they are making progress in capturing the culprit as in one of the cases residents were lucky to have seen the man.

"...In one case, residents of Lexington Road chased and almost caught up with a man whom they saw coming from a yard with a number of items in a bag...The dog in that yard was also said to be raped."

Under Jamaican law, any case of buggery with mankind or any form of animal warrants a sentence not exceeding 10 years.