A man has been arrested after Police Dog Ari allegedly tracked him from the scene of a break-in at Elizabeth East this morning. Police received a report of a man kicking in a front window at a takeaway business on Midway Road, Elizabeth East at 4.40am. Patrols were quick to arrive, observed a man running from the scene and established cordons around the area. Police Dog Ari was sent in and allegedly tracked the suspect for over an hour, from the scene of the break-in, over fences and eventually located him just after 6am near Fletcher Road. Property from the break-in was recovered along the path the suspect took. A 30-year-old Elizabeth East man was arrested and is currently being interviewed by police. It is expected he will be charged with serious criminal trespass, theft and resist arrest.
Posted on: Wed, 02 Jul 2014 21:49:35 +0000