DOVER — A woman whose dog and flat-screen television were stolen on her first date with a man she met through a dating website, had both returned to her early Saturday morning, police said.

At about 3 a.m., Dover police received a call from the woman reporting that her Yorkshire Terrier, Violet, and her Samsung television were left in her front yard after she reported them stolen the previous day — with the dog tied to a leash that was attached to the television, Detective Sgt. William Woodhull, Jr. said in an email.

Patrol Officer Justin Gabrys responded to an Ann Street residence at 6:14 a.m. Friday, where the woman told him that she went on her first date with a man she knows only by the name "Joel" Thursday evening, police said in a news release.

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The woman told the officer she met "Joel" on a dating website, and that she believes he lives in Elizabeth, police said.

While the man was at her house, the woman became occupied in another room, leaving him alone for a period of time, police said. When she returned, he was gone, along with her dog and her television, police said.

The woman told the officer the terrier was worth $4,000, and her television was worth $3,000, police said.

Woodhull previously told the Daily Record that the man used the woman's cell phone, and police were trying to obtain fingerprints off the phone.

After the dog was returned Saturday morning, the woman told police her terrier appeared to be in good health, Woodhull said.

Woodhull said the man believed to have stolen the dog and the television has been identified, but has not yet been charged "pending his cooperation in this case." The man's name was not released Saturday evening.