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Rue was in the back of the car, which was specially outfitted to be comfortable for a dog. Rue, however, was anything but relaxed; recog- nizing the sound of the police radio and the re- sponse of his handler , Rue was alert and eager to get to work. His training had taught him just what to do if he was called into action: apprehending suspects was his specialty. Night after night he rode with Officer Sedge- beer on their midnight-to-8:00 a . m . shift. Most were relatively quiet nights, spent driving or walk- ing on patrol without incident. The very sight of the big German shepherd and his partner in the neighborhood helped convince some would-be criminals to stay out of trouble. It looked like this night, however, might offer a little more excite- ment than usual. A few minutes later the call came from Unit 202: “Send the K9 team. We’ve got a break-in.” Officer Sedgebeer turned on his siren and sped to the scene of the crime. It was time to get to work.

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