Barking officer gets his man

By Compiled From Wire Service Dispatches With Analysis From Monitor Correspondents Around The World; Edited By Anne Shutt

July 30, 1982

Bristol, England

Jim Watts, a constable who was chasing a suspect from a break-in, had a sudden inspiration.

''Stop, or I'll set my dog on you,'' the unarmed officer shouted, barking loudly like a fierce Alsatian. The fugitive stopped in his tracks and surrendered.