Bottle thrower bites police in Caledon, Ont.
An Ontario Provincial Police cruiser is pictured with lights flashing. (Source: OPP)
Throwing bottles at passing cars as your dog bites a passerby got one woman in a whole heap of trouble on New Year's Eve.
Caledon's Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a call about an alleged impaired person standing in the middle of the road on Highway 50 south of Highway 9 at 3 p.m. on December 31.
A good Samaritan, who was attempting to stop the bottle thrower, was bitten by her dog.
Officers arrived to find an aggressive dog, as well as a combative human.
With the assistance of Caledon Animal Services, police secured the dog.
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However, during the arrest, two of the officers were bitten by the human.
The officers sustained minor injuries, and a 29-year-old Loretto woman was charged with mischief, resisting arrest, assaulting a peace officer, as well as public intoxication.
The accused is scheduled to appear in Orangeville Provincial Court in January 2024.
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