Police Dog Helps Nab Burglary Suspect
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Man caught inside grocery
Posted: 12:42 PM Jan 5, 2009
 Last Updated: 12:42 PM Jan 5, 2009
 Reporter: Mark Schneider
Email Address: sixonline@wowt.com
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A police dog was used to locate a burglary suspect inside an Omaha grocery Monday morning.

Police say 32-year-old Sean Belton of Omaha broke into Phil's Foodway at 30th and Ames around 1 a.m. When officers determined he was still inside the store, they sent the canine in to find Belton, who had items in his pockets when taken into custody.

Belton was booked on multiple charges, including burglary and obstructing law enforcement.
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Posted by: The Original Cop on Jan 6, 2009 at 02:54 PM
Who dares to be my "mini"? Don't you know the consequences and reprecussions that may come with that? Anyway my comment to Allison would be that none of us want to see our four legged brothers shot either, but one of the main reasons they are used in these kind of situations is so that an officer is not ambushed by a waiting criminal.
Posted by: Mini Original Cop on Jan 5, 2009 at 10:37 PM
Forewarned, is forearmed... shoot the K-9, get shot yourself.
Posted by: Mike on Jan 5, 2009 at 10:06 PM
here doggy doggy! great work! I love these stories!
Posted by: D on Jan 5, 2009 at 08:26 PM
I guess this criminal doesn't realize that businesses have silent alarms, and that in this case there is a police precinct a single block away.
Posted by: Allison on Jan 5, 2009 at 03:18 PM
Thank God the dog didn't get hurt. I am always fearful when they have to use the canine unit. If the person is stupid enough to do things like this, why wouldn't they be stupid enough to shoot the dog to avoid getting bit? Good job, OPD!
Posted by: Lynda on Jan 5, 2009 at 01:41 PM
Thank You God and OPD. Great job OPD! There we go now hopefully citizens will stop living in fear or being ambilivent! If you're not too old or disabled (for real) then let's step up to the plate! Yah!
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