A POLICE officer who caught offenders last year by barking like a police dog has done it again.
This time PC Steve Hutton pretended to have a dog in his car to help apprehend a suspect.
PC Steve Hutton was called to a location near Salisbury to help find a man who had breached a court order this morning at about 9.30am (Friday, April 21).
He was parked on a building site close to the Fugglestone Red development looking for the suspect when he caught sight of the man.
PC Hutton shouted he had a police dog and told the man to give himself up; to make it more convincing PC Hutton kept shouting in to the opened back of his car "sit, stay and lie-down". But what the wanted man did not know was the officer was alone.
Other officers were then able to arrest the man.
PC Hutton said: "I knew the guy would stay still if I could convince him I had a dog.
"He couldn't see in to the back of my car, so I just walked around to the back and told my imaginary dog to keep still - luckily I didn't have to bark this time.
"When the suspect walked past my car, after we had arrested him, he then realised what had happened and that I didn't have a dog.
"The guy really felt like he was in the dog house."
A 26-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of breaching a restraining order. He is currently in custody.
PC Hutton added: "In all seriousness, this man was wanted for being in breach of a restraining order; people can be assured that the police are here to protect them and I will use any technique available to catch and arrest offenders — ensuring no-one comes to harm."
PC Hutton arrested a man last year by barking like a police dog after a high speed pursuit which ended on foot in Toothill, Swindon.
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