On the eve of the Battle of the Bands, Vinnie "The Crash" McLaren's best drumsticks are stolen, and it is up to Detective Paw and Patrol Officer Prickles to determine which of Vinnie's neighbors is the thief.

Detective Paw, a dog, and his porcupine partner, Patrol Officer Prickles, are on the case when someone replaces ice cream parlor owner Floella Flufftail's famous raspberry syrup with ketchup.