Police in Tororo, Eastern Uganda, are searching for a suspect accused of stealing four bulls in Kamanyanga Cell, Ginare Ward area.

Onyango Paul aka Tata allegedly stole the bulls from the home of one Emunyolet Alex, an incident that occured on December 10.Emunyolet discovered at around 6 am that his livestock were missing before reporting the matter to Molo Police Station.

With the help of a sniffer dog, police went to the scene of crime and tracked the suspect’s scent for approximately 1.5 km, leading officers to a eucalyptus forest near the main road joining Rwakaka-Magodesi Town Council. In this location, evidence of the stolen bulls was found, including intestines, ropes, and blood stains.

The dog then led the officers to the suspect’s semi-permanent house, where a rope with blood stains and a pair of brown shoes were recovered. The suspect is currently at large, and the hunt for him is ongoing.

Dramatic arrest of coffee thief

In April 2024, the Ugandan police also put the popular sniffer dogs to task in the successful arrest of a notorious coffee thief in Kitaliza area of Kassanda District, central Uganda.

Thw whole incident started when Kayima Madi made a report at Kiganda Police Station that his coffee had been stolen.

The Mityana K-9 Unit team was conducted to respond to the report. The team went to the scene of crime and introduced a sniffer dog.

Expertly, the canine is said to have picked up the scent of the unknown suspect.

“It [sniffer dog] tracked for about 1km and led the team to the house of one Kanyikera Raphael of Bugayo Cell, whereby up-on-search, an exhibit of fresh coffee was recovered, which was identified by the complainant as his coffee. The suspect confessed that indeed, it was not his coffee, but “someone just brought it because he wanted to buy,” the Uganda Police Force reported at the time.

In the same way, the K9 Unit in Bushenyi District, Western Uganda, also responded to the scene of stealing from a motor vehicle reported at Bushenyi Central Police Station.

The sniffer dog led police officers where the number plate was of Agaba Alvin, who just came back from prison over the same case of stealing from the motor vehicle.

Upon seeing the dog, Agaba took off “at a terrible speed into the forest.”