A POLICE dog helped officers arrest a man carrying a machete following a house burglary in Tranmere yesterday (Sunday, December 10).
At around 8.50pm officers received a report that five men had got out of a silver Mercedes car and broke into a house on Fairfield Road in Tranmere.
The family dog, a German Shepherd, ran to the door and was struck on the head before the intruders escaped.
Officers attended and Police Dog Yoko apprehended a man in possession of a machete. Yoko then recovered the machete which had been hidden.
A 21-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion being in possession of a bladed article in a public place and affray. He is still in police custody to be questioned.
A spokesperson for Merseyside Police said: "CCTV and witness enquiries are being carried out, and we are appealing for anyone with information or witnessed the incident to come forward.
"If you have any information on this incident please contact our social media desk on Twitter @MerPolCC or Facebook ‘Merseyside Police Contact Centre’ with any information, with reference 23001253487.
"Alternatively call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111. Always call 999 in an emergency."
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