Three teenagers have been arrested on suspicion of burglary after a police dog tracked their scent and found them hiding in a bush.
Police were called to Cranston Road in Sale in the early hours of Wednesday morning, August 18, following a burglary.
A home was broken into by 'three men who attempted to steal the occupant's car keys', according to Greater Manchester Police.
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Three suspects fled the scene 'after being disturbed', the force says, but they were no match for police dog, Mel.
Mel sniffed out the trio who had run to a neighbouring field where the dog discovered an abandoned rucksack containing breaking-in tools.
PD Mel continued the search, locating gloves believed to have been used in the burglary in a drain.
The police pup then tracked the scent to a nearby property where she found two suspects hiding under a bush, a balaclava and a third hiding in an adjacent garden.
PD Mel then tracked a scent to a mobile phone and the keys stolen in the robbery, 'which will further add to the evidence for the offenders being brought to justice', say police.
Three boys, one aged 16 and two aged 17, were arrested on suspicion of burglary.
Inspector Glen Rees from the Tactical Dog Unit said: "The work of PD Mel is a prime example of the significant role our police dogs play in our day to day business, and the impact they have when attending incidents.
“Without Mel, I do not doubt that neither the offenders nor the evidence would have been located and she has clearly demonstrated the skills that our assets bring to the force they bring to the force.”
