Police say someone stole a Toronto patrol car early Monday morning with a police dog inside.
A spokesperson for the Toronto Police Department said officers received a call for a break at 4:20 a.m. on Yonge Street and Lawrence He Avenue shops in the area. said to come in.
Someone jumped on the cruiser and took off as K-9 units responded and searched the area, according to police.
It is not clear whether the person alleged to have stolen the cruiser was a suspected trespasser.
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said it was over but was arrested.
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A crashed police car was spotted in the parking lot of a Metro grocery store on Keel Street and Lawrence Avenue. I was. A spokeswoman did not confirm if it was from the same incident.
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Police said the cruiser thief was taken to a local hospital.
Paramedics in Toronto told Global News they had taken one patient to a trauma center and another to a local hospital.
The police dog was unharmed.
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