The Terre Haute Police Department announced two Monday drug arrests that involved the use of police dogs.
In the first, officers conducted a traffic stop near the intersection of North Third Street and Peyton Road with K9 Vader, who alerted for narcotics, police said. During the subsequent vehicle search, officers located over a pound of cocaine.
Elexei Sanchez-Martinez, 41, of Kalamazoo, Mich. was arrested and charged with dealing cocaine, THPD said.
Later the same day, officers responded to Thompson Street and West Margaret Avenue following a report of an individual sought on warrants. Officers located that person, who ran from them.
K9 Kick located John North, 55, of Terre Haute, hiding in the fender well of a nearby tractor.
North was taken into custody without further incident and charged with resisting law enforcement, false informing, and multiple warrant charges on methamphetamine-related alleged crimes.
This post was originally published on this site be sure to check out more of their content.
