On 03/24/08 Sgt. McCree and K-9 Midnite were on routine patrol on the Northside of Minneapolis.  A neighbor called 911 to report two males had forced in his neighbors rear door.  Sgt. McCree and Midnite were first to arrive and secured the burglars entry point.  The entry point had been forced in by the suspects.

When district squads arrived, McCree and Midnite entered the rear door and a verbal K-9 Warning was given.  Midnite was released and McCree heard the suspects run up the interior stairs to the second level of the dwelling with the M-9 close behind.  McCree held at the entry point and saw two suspects leap from the second floor balcony, hit the ground and start running.  The two suspects split up, going in opposite directions.  One suspect had McCree close behind, while the other suspect had perimeter officers in foot pursuit.  As McCree’s foot pursuit was entering secondary yards, McCree noticed his K-9 partner Midnite somehow exited the dwelling, located his handler and was now running alongside McCree. 

After a verbal K-9 warning Midnite was directed to apprehend suspect #1 but had to negotiate around another officer who appeared and was trying to cut off the suspect.  Midnite took the suspect to the ground apprehending him on the arm.  As McCree approached the suspect with Midnite apprehending him, McCree noticed suspect #2 had doubled back in an attempt to elude his pursuing officers but had not seen that McCree and his K-9 were in the yard next to him.  Midnite was called off the first suspect apprehension and was redirected to apprehend suspect #2 who was then taken down by Midnite and apprehended on the upper shoulder.  Both suspect were arrested and charged with Burglary.