AN 80-year-old pet tortoise called Roadrunner has been stolen from a garden in Stroud.

Roadrunner the tortoise is between 70-80 years old and has been with her owner for over 40 years.

She was kept in a secure run in the garden of a house in Folly Lane, Stroud.

The pen has high fencing and Roadrunner's bedding had been pulled out.

Her owner says she weighs over 4lbs and her claws are beginning to turn slightly sideways due to her age.

Anyone with any information as to the tortoise's whereabouts please call 101 quoting incident number 339 of 13 May 2015.