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City police credit a citizen’s 911 call reporting a crime in progress for their collar of a suspect in car break-ins near the Civic campus of The Ottawa Hospital early Monday.

The call came in at about 4 a.m. reporting a man was breaking into vehicles in the area of Old Irving Place, police said in a release Wednesday.

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The suspect fled on foot by the time they arrived but a police dog was called in to track him and a suspect was located and arrested.

“This is a great example of making the right call,” said Staff-Sgt. Rick Giroux of the force’s communications centre. “Police were able to respond while the crime was happening and we successfully caught the person responsible. Members of the public are always encouraged to call police immediately when they see a crime in progress.”

Michael Lundstrom, 21, is to appear in court Sept. 12 on two counts of possession of property obtained by crime.