K-9 Faust helps police find driver accused of leaving scene of crash
K-9 Faust (photo courtesy of the Cass County Sheriff\'s Office) CASS COUNTY, Mich.—K-9 Faust helped the Cass County Sheriff’s Office locate a suspect accused of leaving the scene of a crash on September 15.
Around 7:39 p.m. on September 15, deputies and officers with Michigan State Police responded to a crash near the area of Pine Lake Street and Anderson Road.
While officers were on their way to the scene, witnesses reported to police that the driver of a vehicle involved in the crash ran from the scene into a large cornfield, according to the sheriff’s office.
During the investigation, police also learned that the vehicle involved in the crash may have been stolen from Berrien County, reports said.
K-9 Faust located the driver hiding in the middle of the cornfield, police said.
The 56-year-old male driver from Niles was taken to the hospital for treatment of injuries sustained in the crash. He was then taken to jail on outstanding warrants.