A teenager who sparked a police pursuit in Dunedin this week was bitten by a police dog after allegedly threatening the dog and its handler with a knife after an abandoned chase. As he fled the scene in the vehicle, the youth allegedly nearly ran an officer over, and the pursuit was initiated. The boy was located by police returning to an address in South Dunedin where, on being confronted, he allegedly threatened the police dog and handler with a knife. The boy was arrested at 6.25pm on Wednesday and appeared in the Dunedin Youth Court yesterday. He faces six charges, including his second charge of disqualified driving after a previous incident on the March 30.

Source: Otago Daily Times April 04, 2019 15:33 UTC