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Police have arrested and charged a 38-year-old man after allegedly attacking a police dog and their handler.
Police have arrested and charged a 38-year-old man after an alleged attack on a police dog and their handler in Christchurch on Thursday.
The alleged incident took place on Greers Rd around 5:15 pm, after police received reports of a man behaving suspiciously and attempting to get into passing cars.
The attack is said to have taken place after a police officer and his dog arrived and got out of the patrol car.
The crowd then stopped and intervened.
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Superintendent John Price, district commander of Canterbury, thanked “those who assisted our officer”.
“Fortunately, the dog handler and their dog are not seriously injured and are home safely, recovering with their whānau,” he said.
The man will appear in Christchurch court on Friday on a number of charges, including resisting police and injuring a police dog.