'Phenomenal' Police Dog Finds Knifeman Hiding In Birmingham Street In Less Than a Minute

'Phenomenal' police dog finds knifeman hiding in Birmingham street in less than a minute
* APRIL ROACH
* 15 hours ago
This is the moment a talented police dog managed to track down a suspected knifeman hiding by a van in less than a minute.
Police Dog Odin successfully followed the scent of a man who was suspected of stabbing someone in Stretchford, Birmingham on Saturday.
The West Midlands Police Dog Section shared bodycam footage of the hunt on Twitter.
It shows the moment a dog handler arrives at the scene to help track down the suspect after he reportedly threw a knife and ran away from a policeman who was pursuing him.
The dog handler asks: "What's he done? Stabbed someone?"
Another officer responds: "He tried to stab someone then he's chucked something, some kind of weapon, into a garden."
The dog handler says "Odin, find" and the German Shepherd immediately starts guiding him through alleyways and between houses until he brings his handler to a white van where a man is hiding.
Odin barks loudly at the suspect as the dog handler orders the man to "come out now".
After the successful find, the force tweeted: "#PoliceDog in action! Here's PD Odin showing us just how it's done!
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[@hart4equality816]

Fantastic job PD

[@karpkatcher1070]

That dog is amazing, not for finding the suspect, but understanding the Brummy accent. My Chihuahua only speaks Mexican, so he doesn't do a thing i tell it.

[@see-rious-ley]

PD Odin, you rock!!!!!💪💪💪💪💪

[@nickkent6459]

For those of you who doubt if a dog has a place in modern policing.

[@josied2081]

😮 Wow!

[@imeach2897]

Police dogs really are the dog's bollocks

[@helentucker6407]

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