A suspected motorcycle thief was sniffed out in a Lenton garden shed by a police dog.
Officers were called to Wollaton Road, Lenton, shortly before 4 am on Tuesday 23 June after a motorcycle was stolen from commercial premises.
A suspect later fled on foot from officers after he was seen pushing a motorcycle along Kennington Road.
PD Murillo was deployed on his tracking line to search the area and soon led his handler from the abandoned motorcycle to a nearby garden on Medway Street.
Moments later, he located a suspect in a garden shed.
The 16-year-old boy was arrested on suspicion of theft and possession of a knife.
Sergeant Nick Dachtler, of Nottinghamshire Police’s Dog Section, said:
“In situations like this, it can be very hard to locate suspects, who could be in any number of locations in the immediate area.
“Without the involvement of PD Murillo and his handler, it is possible that this suspect would have evaded officers on the ground, who do not have the benefit of such an exceptional nose.”
