Police arrest man accused of stealing patrol car with K-19 inside

Cape Girardeau Police Department CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO — A man is in jail Friday after investigators say he stole a police vehicle in Cape Girardeau, ...

March 25, 2023
7:04 AM

Cape Girardeau Police Department CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO — A man is in jail Friday after investigators say he stole a police vehicle in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, and a police dog was inside the vehicle at the time.  Officers responded around 11 p.m. Thursday to the 1100 block of South Ellis Street in Cape Girardeau after receive a report that gunshots had been fired in the area, the Cape Girardeau Police Department says. An officer responding to the scene quickly got out of his patrol car. The police department says the officer attempted to lock the patrol car's doors after he got out, but he's not sure if the lock actually engaged.

Leanne Fuller