I’ll bet that happens a lot. A Cop has to be resourceful.
Another reason why dogs are the right man for this job, vs other domesticated animals. When is the last time you heard of a Police Cat assisting in an arrest?
As the saying goes, dog is cop’s best friend.
I used that tactic many decades ago to get a burgherly suspect out of the woods.
Just for the fun of it I barked into a open mike.
His mother called dispatch after hearing it on a scanner.
Complaining we were sending dogs after her son.