Crime & Safety
Alleged Car Thief Foiled By Dog's GPS Collar
Pasadena police said a thief's attempt to steal a car was thwarted by a dog wearing a GPS-enabled collar.
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PASADENA, CA — A stolen dog was able to get himself rescued thanks to a GPS-enabled collar, the Pasadena Police Department announced Wednesday.
Authorities said a car was stolen in the 1000 block of East Union Street last week. The thief also took off with Kazoo, a dog inside the car who had a GPS collar.
"What our suspect didn't know was that the victim's canine companion had a special collar that was able to provide us with the GPS location of not only the dog but also the suspect and the stolen vehicle," police said in a social media post.
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Officers with the Pasadena and Los Angeles police departments used the GPS signal from Kazoo's collar to track the car near the El Segundo and Los Angeles border.
Authorities conducted a traffic stop on the car near the 105 Freeway and Imperial Highway and arrested a man, Pasadena police said.
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Both Kazoo and the car were recovered safely, according to police.
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