K9 track leads police to suspect hiding in Storm Lake pond
A K-9 track led officers from a North Seneca Street apartment disturbance to Christian Quintero hiding in a drainage pond, ending the search without a wider manhunt.
A Storm Lake police dog tracked Christian Quintero from 1500 North Seneca Street to a nearby drainage pond after officers were called to an apartment disturbance at about 6:30 p.m. on July 4. The 37-year-old Storm Lake man surrendered and was taken into custody without further incident, and officers already knew he had multiple outstanding warrants.
Officers were dispatched after reports that a man was damaging property inside an apartment. By the time they arrived at the North Seneca Street address, Quintero had fled on foot. The K-9 track led searchers to the pond nearby, where Quintero was found hiding near the water instead of forcing officers into a broader foot search through the neighborhood.
Quintero was later booked into the Buena Vista County Jail on three county warrants, including second-degree burglary, a Class C felony, parole violation and a mittimus to serve 15 days. He was held on a $10,000 bond.
The Storm Lake Police Department has one K-9 officer who assists Storm Lake and surrounding agencies with narcotics detection, suspect apprehension, evidence and subject searches, building searches and crowd control. The department has used full-service police dogs for more than two decades.
Duke, a year-and-a-half-old Belgian Malinois, was sworn in on June 2 by Mayor Mike Porsch with handler Officer Mitchell Fritz.
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