Edinburgh police dogs track three men after high-speed pursuit through Capital

German Shepherd police dog heroes Bear and Harper managed to track down all three men involved in a high-speed police pursuit around Edinburgh.

PD Bear after tracking down an 18-year-old man who was believed to be the driver of the car involved involved with a high speed police pursuit in Edinburgh.

The incident happened when officers initially tried to stop an out of control red Kia (Ceed GT-Line) on Pennywell Road at around 1.25am on Monday morning.

However, the car drove away from them at speed, resulting in a pursuit through the city and the police calling on other resources.

The trained police dogs were deployed to carry out a search when the car was found abandoned on Greendykes road.

Bear tracked an 18-year-old man, who was believed to be the driver, while Harper found two men, aged 21 and 23, believed to be the passengers.

In a social media post from the Edinburgh Police Division today, they celebrated the achievement of both canine colleagues.

The post came after the police were criticised on Facebook in the comment section for ‘lacking detail’ in an original post they made about the pursuit.

In their most recent update, they posted a picture of the two dogs, stating: “We think it's important to update the public with our work when we can. The original post was written with the best intentions. PD Harper was happy with her input and PD Bear found some of the comments quite amusing...”

PD Harper after finding two suspects of high speed police chase.

All three men were arrested and charged with various road traffic offences and the 18-year-old was also charged in connection with theft of a motor vehicle.

They will appear at Edinburgh Sheriff Court at a later date.