Two car theft suspects were holed up in a house in New Haven, Connecticut. Police surrounded the house, but couldn't persuade them to give up. Then officers threatened to send in the dogs:
Police hostage negotiators threatened to unleash the canine units, but the dogs weren't available.
So they had officers pretend to bark like dogs and it worked.
The two men walked outside and were arrested on the spot.
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