A police dog is being credited with catching a convicted felon who was allegedly in possession of a stolen gun during a traffic stop in Upland earlier this week.
“Monday, just after 10 pm, an officer stopped a Prius for some traffic violations near Mountain Ave and 7th Street,” the Upland Police Department posted on Facebook Tuesday afternoon.
During the traffic stop, officers discovered that the driver was a convicted felon with prior drug arrests and gang-related offenses.
The unidentified suspect told officers he’d been staying out of trouble and was on the up-and-up.
“Well, K9 Petey was on the stop as well, wasn’t buying it, and alerted on the vehicle,” police said in the post.
Inside, officers located a loaded gun that was reported stolen. The driver was subsequently arrested, and his vehicle was towed away.
Police ended the post with a shout-out to their K-9 partner. “Good boy, Petey 🐾”.
