An Illinois police lieutenant was injured while leading police on a chase in a stolen car across state lines, crashing into woods and arresting a 16-year-old suspect hiding there, authorities said Tuesday. Announced.
Lake County Sheriff’s K-9 Dax suffered an injury that left him unable to put weight on his hind legs while subduing a suspect in a wooded area in unincorporated Zion, the sheriff’s office said.
The incident began just before midnight Sunday when police in Pleasant Prairie, Wis., began pursuing a stolen vehicle, according to the sheriff’s office.
Authorities said the driver crashed a Pleasant Prairie police car before crashing the stolen vehicle in the 41000 block of North Green Bay Road in Zion, Illinois, about 19 miles south of Pleasant Prairie.
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Lake County Sheriff’s K-9 Dax was injured while apprehending a 16-year-old suspect, leaving him unable to put weight on his hind legs. (Lake County Sheriff’s Office)
The driver then fled on foot into nearby woods to hide from authorities.
K-9 Dax and his handler, Deputy John Forlenza, were called to pursue the suspect through the woods. However, the suspect did not respond to the deputy’s calls to surrender.
Authorities said K-9 Dax bit the suspect in the torso area after he refused to surrender. (Lake County Sheriff’s Office)
The suspect turned himself in after Dax found him and bit him in the torso, the sheriff’s office said.
The suspect was later identified as a 16-year-old boy from Zion. The boy was taken to a hospital for treatment of dog bites and is expected to face charges in both Wisconsin and Illinois.
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Officials did not provide details about Dax’s injuries or how they occurred, but said he was being treated by a veterinarian.
Officials said the dachshund was being treated by a veterinarian and were not expected to have serious injuries. (Lake County Sheriff’s Office)
“We are very hopeful that Dax’s injuries are not serious,” Sheriff John D. Idleberg said. “Please send positive thoughts to Dax and Deputy Forlenza as we learn the extent of his injuries. We all wish Dax a speedy recovery.”
This incident was not the first time K-9 Dax had to be examined by a veterinarian after a suspect was arrested.
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In October, authorities said they had tracked down a man suspected of beating a 39-year-old female family member, leaving her with blood and broken bones. Dax bit the suspect who refused to surrender, and the suspect fired back at Dax. Dax was not injured, but he was examined by a veterinarian.
