K9 Cop Tracks Down Same Suspect Twice In A Month

PARK FOREST, IL - Police in Park Forest are hailing the recent efforts of Tucker, their K9 officer. Just last week, K9 Tucker tracked down a minor accused of stealing a car and just two weeks before that tracked down the same person who was then wanted for a carjacking that occurred in a nearby town.

In the most recent incident, which police say occurred near Wildwood and Westgate drives in Park Forest around 12:30 p.m. on Jan. 28, a police officer attempted to stop a stolen car but the driver sped away, lost control of the car and struck a tree. The officer took a juvenile passenger into custody right away, but the driver fled on foot.

That's when Tucker was able to track him to a nearby garage, where police say he was found barricaded behind a number of storage boxes. He was arrested and later charged in juvenile court for possession of a stolen motor vehicle, aggravated fleeing or attempting to elude a peace officer and other felonies and misdemeanors.

It turns out the same suspect was arrested on Jan. 14 in connection with an armed vehicle hijacking. And guess who found him that time?

That's right. Tucker.

Photo courtesy of the Park Forest Police Department