Police dog attacked with machete during investigation
A police dog was attacked with a machete while detaining a suspect.
PD Stark was taking part in an investigation by West Midlands Police A Unit, which was sent to search for people in an area of Birmingham seen acting suspiciously with torches.
After locating and detaining a male at the scene, PD Stark was left with injuries after being struck repeatedly with a machete but still managed to bite the suspect on the leg before he was arrested on suspicion of possession of an offensive weapon and assaulting a police dog.
The16-year-old boy was taken to hospital so his injuries could be checked over and will be taken into police custody later. and PD Stark was taken to a 24-hour vet for treatment.
A West Midlands Polioce spokesman said: "One of our police dogs was attacked with a knife on Larch Avenue in Handsworth, Birmingham, at around 4am this morning after he was deployed with Pc Paul Hopley to a report of a break-in at allotments on the road.
"Police dog Stark was struck with a knife on his head, but still managed to bite the offender on his leg before he was arrested on suspicion of possession of an offensive weapon and assaulting a police dog.
"Luckily, our brave PD Stark is going to be OK.
"It’s believed two other people managed to get away and anyone with information is asked to contact us via live chat at west-midlands.police.uk between 8am and midnight, or call 101 anytime. Crimestoppers can be called anonymously on 0800 555 111. Please quote log 544 of 14 November."
