A police dog named Olly charged into action after youths stole the main circuit breaker from a care home's electricity system - leaving residents with no power.
Mersey Police Dogs tweeted at 11.44pm yesterday (Wednesday) that the small device, which controls the main source of electricity coming into a property via the circuit breaker box or panel, had been removed. Pulling it out shuts off all power.
The force said: "Earlier some youths thought it would be funny to steal the master breaker from a care home, leaving the vulnerable residents with no electricity.
"Luckily PD Olly was there to quickly find the master breaker which had been thrown into a nearby yard. Residents are warm and safe."
The police did not specify the care home or the area in which the incident took place.
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