A sanitation worker, mailman and basset hound all helped Dearborn police with the arrest of two men who broke into a home Friday in the area of Mohawk and Rockford in Dearborn.

We have lost track of the number of recent home robberies in Dearborn (there were five alone in one neighborhood on Thanksgiving) but if anyone needed additional proof as to why cutting the number of police we have in Dearborn as a cost-saving measure is a bad idea this is it.

The quick arrest of three suspects by Dearborn police also shows how important it is for residents to call police any time they see something or someone suspicious in their neighborhoods.

Acting on tips received from an observant Republic Waste employee, who was working Friday and notified police of a suspicious vehicle in the neighborhood, along with a U.S. Postal worker who was on break eating lunch in his vehicle, Dearborn police were able to swarm the area and catch the two suspects and their getaway driver only minutes after they fled the home they tried to rob.

“I would like to thank the Republic Waste employee whose keen observation and immediate call to the police led to the arrest of the suspects,” said Dearborn Police Chief Ronald Haddad in a statement provided to DeepsaidWhat.com.

The break-in occurred at lunch hour when two men kicked open a locked backdoor at the two-story brick home. But what they didn’t know was that the resident was home, along with the family’s basset hound who immediately began barking after the door smashed open.

According to Dearborn police, the resident was upstairs when he heard a loud noise about 12:15 p.m.  He quickly went to investigate and heard voices stating “we gotta go!” The homeowner observed the two suspects fleeing on foot. So, too, did the postal worker, who also called police.

Dearborn police, who were already patrolling in the area, were able to quickly descend on the neighborhood and nab the bad guys.

The homeowner tells Deepsaidwhat.com that police were at his door within minutes after he placed the call to 911. He said the response time was “phenomenal”.

The outcome was a good one and shows the important role a community plays in providing tips to police so they arrest the thugs that have been preying on homeowners across our city.

Well done, Dearborn Police.