Nova Scotia RCMP police dog sniffs out suspect wanted in alleged thefts

An RCMP police dog has helped to apprehend an 18-year-old man who police say is a suspect in a series of alleged thefts.

Police say that on Aug. 16 at approximately 6:00 p.m, officers received reports of a man who had fled following two separate thefts at the mall in Antigonish, N.S.

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Officers and a unit of the RCMP Police Dog Services attended the scene.

Bo, a police dog, was able to locate the suspect who was hiding in a grass field near Highway 5 in Antigonish.

Isaac MacLellan of Antigonish is now charged with two counts of theft under $5,000 and two counts of breach of conditions.

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MacLellan is now scheduled to appear in Antigonish Provincial Court of August 29.

Police say the investigation is ongoing.