Neighbor’s dog bites Georgia man to stop him from running away after police chase

BIBB COUNTY, Ga. — A dog in the yard where a suspect tried running after a nearby chase with deputies ended did its best to fight crime.

Bibb County sheriff’s deputies say they tried pulling over a Honda Accord, but the driver sped off and swerved through several streets before turning on one where they were children.

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Deputies used an air horn to tell the children to get out of the way before performing a PIT maneuver and crashing the car.

Video from the area shows the car crashed down an embankment across the street from a residential area.

The driver, whose name has not been released, jumped out of the car and began running, according to deputies.

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The suspect was bitten in the leg by a neighbor’s dog. He was quickly found after that hiding in a shed.

Investigators found drugs and scales inside his car when they searched it.

He was arrested, but his exact charges are unclear.

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