Body-worn camera footage has shown the moment a police officer arrested a suspected car thief on a Brisbane Street after the vehicle was allegedly taken with a therapy dog inside.

A 44-year-old left the Mazda 3 on Logon Road in Stones Corner at 4.20pm yesterday.

When he returned, the car was gone and police were called.

Later in the afternoon, a police officer allegedly found the vehicle with a 29-year-old woman inside.

The police officer approached the woman and asked: “What are you doing? Do you have a licence?”

“Is this your car? Is this your vehicle?” the police officer said.

The officer then asked the woman to get out of the car and arrested her.

She was charged with unlawful use of a car and unlawful possession of suspected stolen properly.

The woman is expected to appear in Brisbane Magistrates Court today.