A WOMAN has been reunited with her Yorkshire terrier and flat-screen TV that were snatched during her first date with a man she met online.

Police in New Jersey told the Daily Record of Parsippany that the pair went out for the first time on Thursday night.

After returning home, the woman said she became occupied in another room, leaving the man alone. When she returned, he was gone — and so were her Yorkshire terrier named Violet and her TV valued at $US3,000 ($3,215). The woman says her dog was worth $US4,000.

The woman reported the theft to the authorities. The dog and TV were then returned to her.

The dog had been tied by its leash to the TV, and both were left in the front yard of her home in Dover, New Jersey.

The woman said she knew the man only as “Joel”.

Police said that they know the man’s identity and that charges could be filed, though the investigation is ongoing.

Police said the man used the woman’s mobile phone, so they dusted it for fingerprints.

They also checked other locations that the short-lived couple visited on their date.