A sheriff’s deputy in Pierce County, Washington, barked like a police K-9 in order to persuade suspected car thieves to surrender on August 18, winning praise for his creative approach.According to a Facebook post from the Pierce County Sheriff’s Department, deputies responded to reports of a stolen vehicle in the city of University Place on the morning of August 18 and attempted to halt it with stop sticks.“We successfully flattened all four tires of the stolen vehicle, but the four teenage suspects were able to drive around a corner and flee into a wooded area on foot,” the post read. The suspects were spotted in a nearby ravine shortly after.“Don’t make us release our K-9!” a deputy says in the video, before starting to bark like a dog. After hearing the barking, two of the suspects gave themselves up, the post said.The sheriff’s office said the suspects told deputies as soon as they heard the barking, they surrendered. The other two suspects were arrested shortly after, according to the post.“Awesome job and an A+ for creativity in figuring out a way to get these juvenile car thieves to surrender!” the sheriff’s office said. Credit: Pierce County Sheriff’s Department via Storyful