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By the time Officer Sedgebeer and Rue ar- rived, the first officers on the scene had set up a perimeter . They had surrounded the store, trapping the thief inside. They quickly told Offi- cer Sedgebeer what they knew: They had seen

Officer Sedgebeer and Rue trained for many weeks to reach the level of expertise needed to go into the field.

movement toward the back of the store; there were no known weapons kept in- side. Then Officer Sedgebeer was shown the broken window where the thief had entered. He called inside to the suspect with a warning: “We’ve got a dog. Don’t make me send him in after you. Come on out.” Often just the threat of being chased by a dog was enough to send suspects scurrying out to surrender…but not this time. After a minute with no response, Officer Sedgebeer called, “Okay, we’re sending in the dog.” He kicked aside some broken glass to make the path safer for Rue. Then he called his partner into action.

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