Police K9 bites home burglary suspect during arrest

A 20-year-old man was arrested and booked into Thurston County Jail early Tuesday on suspicion of residential burglary, according to Olympia Police spokesman Sam Costello.

The burglary was reported at 1:09 a.m. at a home in the 1100 block of Fourth Avenue East, he said.

“The victims woke up to a male inside their apartment,” Costello said.

The residents told police they chased the man out of the home, and he dropped their items as he ran away, Costello said.

A Tumwater Police K9 unit tracked the suspect to the 1200 block of Fourth Avenue, where the police dog bit the man, Costello said.

This story was originally published January 30, 2018 at 9:33 AM with the headline "Police K9 bites home burglary suspect during arrest."