NEW HOPE, Ala. (WAFF) – A New Hope Police Officer was bit by a dog while law enforcement were chasing someone Saturday afternoon on Hobbs Island Road.
According to Brent Patterson with the Madison County Sheriff’s Office, a New Hope Police officer was treated by Huntsville Emergency Medical Services Inc. (HEMSI) after being bit by a dog Saturday.
According to Patterson, the officer was involved in a brief pursuit in his vehicle before getting out of the vehicle and chasing someone on foot. While chasing the person on foot near a residence on Hobbs Island Road, the officer was attacked by a dog.
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