Crime & Safety
Troopers Rescue 3 Lost Dogs From Lodge Freeway
"These stories don't usually have a happy ending," police said about finding the German Shepards. This story does, though.
MICHIGAN — Three lost dogs were found on the Lodge Freeway in Detroit and returned safely to their family, thanks to the help of some Michigan State Troopers and folks on Twitter.
Troopers were dispatched to the area near Forest Avenue in Detroit Tuesday night on the report of a loose dog. When they arrived, they found three scared German Shepards, police said.
With the help of a citizen, troopers were able to coax the three dogs into their patrol cars safely. They then took to Twitter to help find the dogs family.
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By Wednesday morning, it was a success and the dogs were returned to their owners.
Good Wednesday Morning! Overnight: Troopers Carpenter, Lehmann, Owens, Maletta from the Metro South Post responded to the Lodge and Forest for a report of a dog on the freeway. pic.twitter.com/JvqXF2n2iS
— MSP Metro Detroit (@mspmetrodet) June 26, 2019
"Thanks to all of our followers and media partners who pushed out their photos," state police said. "It is these photos that the owners saw their dogs and contacted us. Keep an eye on your pets as these stories usually don’t have a happy ending!"
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We'll just call it these German Sheppards' day in the life of a police dog.
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