Police dog follows scent to solve burglary
Published: January 24, 2007
Just hours after a South Haven woman’s home was burglarized, a police dog followed the burglars’ scent and led officers to a nearby home where the stolen items were being stored, police said.
A 17-year-old boy at the home was arrested on felony burglary and possession of stolen property charges. The boy denied any involvement in the burglary, stating a 15-year-old boy he knows stopped by and gave him the items.
Police spoke to the 15-year-old boy and he stated he and the older boy both committed the burglary, then the older boy kept the property. The younger boy was also arrested on a burglary charge.
The burglary occurred during a four-hour span Sunday night at Vara Brindisi’s home on Oxbow Road.
Porter County police Officer Matt Edwards and his canine, Bandit, tracked a scent to the older juvenile’s home on Newscastle Drive. There, police recovered jewelry, video games, a DVD player and a camera belonging to Brindisi. The younger juvenile was arrested at his Norfolk Road home.
Both boys were taken to the Juvenile Detention Center. Police said the only stolen item not recovered is a gold necklace with a gold cross.
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