Bear gets stuck into escaping suspect

TOM DAVIS, Geraldton Newspapers February 6, 2013, 9:34 am
Don t mess: Sen. Const. Marty Campbell with police dog Bear.

TOM DAVIS © Bear gets stuck into escaping suspect

Mid West Gascoyne police dog Bear showed exactly why he is not to be messed with on Monday night.

The German shepherd was unleashed when police attended to a report of an attempted theft from a Mt Tarcoola residence.

It was just after midnight when four males allegedly tried to steal a beach buggy from a trailer.

A resident disturbed the quartet and called police.

Police said an attempt by three of the males to flee into bush didn’t last long.

Full story in today's print edition


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