NEW YORK — A police dog was stabbed 12 times while biting a robbery suspect Wednesday but is expected to make a full recovery, authorities said.
Norbi, a Belgian Malinois, was stabbed during a morning chase of a man suspected of trying to break into homes in the upstate New York city of Troy, the city’s police department said in a statement. Norbi and his supervisor were trying to detain the suspect in a wooded area when the suspect stabbed Norbi with a knife, the department said.
Police told the Times Union of Albany that the man had lunged at the leashed dog and Norbi bit the man on the legs before being stabbed.
The suspect was caught by police officers and sent to a local hospital to be treated for a dog bite.
Troy Police Department
Norbi was rushed to a vet and was able to leave the medical building with a police driver later that day.
“Canine Norbi is expected to make a full recovery and return to active duty after a period of rest and rehabilitation,” the Troy Police Department posted on Facebook.
The suspect limped into the city courthouse and pleaded not guilty to multiple charges, including felony robbery and misdemeanor injuring a police animal. He was sent to jail without bail, according to the Times Union.
Another officer involved in the suspect’s capture broke his foot, police said.
