A robbery suspect was detained by a police dog after being tracked to the front garden of a house in Broxtowe.
Officers were called shortly after 1am on Sunday 21 June after reports of an attempted robbery in Leen Drive, Bulwell, by three suspects in a car.
A vehicle of interest was spotted about 45 minutes later in Bells Lane, Broxtowe, and followed by a police dog handler in an unmarked car.
The target vehicle then made off at high speed before it was abandoned in Amesbury Circus.
PD Russo was dispatched to search for the occupants and soon discovered a suspect in the front garden of a nearby property.
The 17-year-old boy was arrested on suspicion of robbery, theft, and possessing a knife.
Investigations into what happened are continuing.
Sergeant Nick Dachtler, of Nottinghamshire Police’s dog section, said:
“This was an excellent bit of work by PD Russo and his handler, who were soon able to locate and detain a suspect in the dark.
“Without Russo’s exceptional nose this result may not have been possible.”
Anyone with additional information is asked to call 101 quoting incident 26000361232