Robbery suspect gives credit to Spokane police dog

Published 2:43 pm Thursday, May 5, 2011

SPOKANE — A robbery suspect who was tracked down by a Spokane police dog told officers the animal did a good job.

KHQ reports the 22-year-old man told officers they would never have found him without the dog.

Police say he was one of two men who robbed a grocery store Wednesday night of cash and cigarettes. Responding officers arrested one man near the scene.

A K-9 officer and his dog, Stryder, tracked the other man to a garage and found him hiding under a mattress.