It was supposed to be a training session, but turned into a takedown.
RCMP apprehended two men Friday, arrested after North District RCMP's emergency response team and Prince RCMP's dog service team showed up at a building they use to hone their skills to discover it had been broken into and the culprits were likely still inside.
The teams surrounded the building, an abandoned warehouse on Pickering Road off Highway 16, just east of the Yellowhead Bridge, and despite being told to stop by police, the two men ran deeper into the building, RCMP said in a statement issued Monday.
Police service dog Azar was deployed and soon found them hiding in a room. When the suspects still refused to comply, the dog was released and soon located one of the two, while the second suspect began to comply with police commands.
There were knives and other sharp objects within reach of the suspects, RCMP noted.
The two men, 38 and 40 years old and known to police, were taken into custody with one of them getting a brief stop at hospital to have a bite wound treated. Their names were not released Monday because charges had not yet been approved.
"To the best of my knowledge, no one has ever out run a police service dog," Cpl. Craig Douglass said. "If you choose to run, they will catch you. If ever you find yourself in this position, please comply with officer commands."
