Police: Man bites, stabs K9 dog in California

FAIRFIELD, Calif. — A person allegedly bit and stabbed a police canine in Northern California as officers tried to take him into custody Wednesday, authorities mentioned.

The person gave the impression to be underneath the affect of medication, in keeping with Fairfield police. The canine, named Cort, was taken to a veterinary hospital for therapy and recovering at house with its handler.

Officers had been initially known as to an aged sufferer’s house Wednesday afternoon on a report of a housebreaking, the police division mentioned in a Fb put up. The division then acquired a report from an Amazon worker, who mentioned the person had threatened to kill him and steal his supply truck.

Officers discovered the person, 44, operating round inside the primary sufferer’s house. They tried and did not get him to come back outdoors.

When police and the K9 canine went inside the home, the canine “contacted” the person; authorities didn’t present additional details about what occurred through the contact.

The person then allegedly bit the canine within the face and stabbed the animal on its left aspect with a knife, police mentioned.

The person was handled on the hospital for unspecified accidents. It was not clear if the accidents had been associated to the canine or the alleged drug use. He was booked into the Solano County Jail on suspicion of carjacking, housebreaking, harming a police canine and obstructing or resisting a public officer. He additionally faces a parole violation, on-line jail data present.

The town of Fairfield is sort of 50 miles (80 kilometers) northeast of San Francisco.