Policeman Gets His Man by Dogging It
A police officer used a strong bark to get a burglary suspect out of a store.
Officer Fred Tabor impersonated a barking dog to scare the man early Tuesday, Lt. Jerry Miller said.
Tabor and three other officers went to the store after a burglar alarm sounded. They found a broken window and a man trying to hide behind a counter.
Tabor called for the canine unit and told the man that they would send in a dog to get him out.
“There was no immediate response. At that point, the report says, Officer Tabor barked vigorously,” Sgt. Ken Ruppert said. That brought the man out and he was arrested.
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