The State - News from Nov. 7, 1986

Make-believe police dogs may be just as effective as real ones, Santa Cruz County sheriff’s deputies believe. Deputy Joe Flores and his partner were patrolling a rural area when they discovered a parked car in an orchard, said sheriff’s spokesman Mark Tracy. “Two people jumped out of the car and ran. . . . It was a prostitution situation,” Tracy said. Flores found the woman hiding in a furrow, but the man tried to run away. “Flores called out to halt or they’d let the dog go. The guy continued to run. Flores then broke into a rage of uncontrolled barking. The guy immediately stopped, threw up his hands and gave up,” Tracy said.