Friday, July 21, 2006

Youths held in force dog round-up

A police dog has been hailed a hero after rounding up teenagers suspected of attempted theft from a Borders farm.

Rocco penned the six suspects like sheep into a plastic bus shelter as he waited for reinforcements to arrive.

On Monday morning a farmer near West Linton chased teenagers off his farm - after it appeared that someone had tried to steal his quad bike.

Rocco pursued six youths across nearby fields before penning them in a bus shelter near Auchendinny.

The six-year-old German Shepherd sat snarling on the pavement until back-up arrived and the youths were taken to Peebles Police Station.

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