Police Dog Sniffs Out Man in Doghouse

[March 05, 2008]  PASCO, Wash. (AP) --  A 19-year-old Pasco man is in jail after a police dog sniffed him out of a doghouse. When a man called police early Tuesday to report that his car had been stolen, officers around the city began searching for it. They spotted it once and tried to stop the car, but the driver accelerated and tried to get away.

Eventually, the driver ditched the car and fled on foot. Officers from five agencies staged themselves around the area, and Pasco's K-9 unit was called in to help with the search.

A police dog found Francisco Montalvo hiding in a doghouse. He has been booked into the Benton County jail for investigation of eluding a police vehicle and first-degree theft.

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Information from: Tri-City Herald,
http://www.tri-cityherald.com/

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