A police dog found two suspects lurking in deep undergrowth after a speeding car was driven off road and abandoned.
The car failed to stop for officers in Plains Road, Mapperley, shortly before 3.45am on Thursday 26 June.
It was pursued around the local area before it was driven off roadnear Halford Avenue and abandoned.
A police dog handler was unable to follow on four wheels, so quickly handed over to the four legs of Police Dog Seth.
The two-year-old Belgian Malinois was deployed on his long tracking line and led his handler through the gloom across an open field.
After finding the abandoned car he then set about locating its missing occupants.
A short time later he identified two suspects hiding in undergrowth near to the rear of Campbell Gardens.
A 35-year-old woman and a 16-year-old boy were arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving, failing to stop and other motoring offences.
The woman was also arrested on suspicion of possessing Class A drugs.
Sergeant Nick Dachtler, of Nottinghamshire Police’s dog section, said:
“This was another great bit of work by Seth, who is proving himself to be an excellent tracker.
“In situations like this a well-trained dog and expert handler are an invaluable crime-fighting tool.
“Without them at the scene it is extremely unlikely these suspects would have been brought into custody.”
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