Ewerby: Dog tracks drink-driver from crash to front door

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Police dog Orbit sniffed out a suspected drink driver

A police dog led officers straight to the door of a suspected drink-driver after sniffing them out from half a kilometre away.

Officers were sent to a single-vehicle crash on Park Lane, in Ewerby, Lincolnshire, on 5 October.

With no sign of the driver, Orbit was put on the case - and tracked them to an address on Anwick Road.

A force spokesperson said a 45-year-old Sleaford woman was arrested on suspicion of drink driving.

The crime-fighting canine joined Lincolnshire Police in June 2019.

The force's dogs are starring in a charity calendar.

Each month, the calendar features a specialist police dog photographed in rural Lincolnshire.

Proceeds from sales will go to the Thin Blue Paw Foundation, a national charity supporting serving and retired police dogs.

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