Detroit Lakes police officers arrested a burglary suspect Monday afternoon, after setting up a perimeter and bringing in the K9 unit.
Nathaniel Richard Vanorny, 18, no permanent address, has been charged in Becker County District Court with one felony count of second-degree burglary as well as two misdemeanor counts of receiving stolen property and fleeing an officer by means other than a motor vehicle.
The incident began at about 1:30 p.m. Monday with a report of a burglary on the 1000 block of Summit Avenue. Officers knew the suspect, Vanorny, and at about 2 p.m. he was spotted near that area by investigator Chad Jutz.
A foot chase ensued, and officers set up a perimeter, with squad cars blocking off streets north of Rossman Elementary. Deputies, a state trooper and a Lake Park police officer assisted at the scene.
"We were lucky to have enough officers to set up a really good perimeter," said Detroit Lakes Police Chief Tim Eggebraaten.
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The department's K9 officer, Sgt. Robert Strand, and his dog, Macho, arrived on the scene and begin tracking the suspect, with the help of follow-up calls that helped point the search in the right direction, Eggebraaten said.
Macho found the suspect hiding in a backyard shed at a residence on Rossman Avenue.
The dog located him, but did not "physically apprehend him," or bite him, Eggebraaten said.
According to the complaint, the home that was burglarized belonged to a relative of Vanorny.
He made his first court appearance Wednesday, and is now in custody pending his appearance at an Oct. 12 omnibus hearing.
His bail was set at $10,000 with conditions, or $25,000 without conditions. -- DL Newspapers staff report
