While a suspect was being pursued following an assault, the K-9 officer took the chase quite seriously – so much so that the pursuit ended with the canine leaping through the suspect’s window.
The California highway patrol got involved following a call about a deadly weapon assault in Fontana.
The chase continued until about 12:50 AM, when it reached the intersection of the 15 freeway and El Cerrito Road. The police had stopped the driver, however, he would not surrender.
The CHP called for back up by local police, and that is when Duke, the K-9 officer, responded to the call.
where the suspect refused to exit his vehicle to surrender. Officer Neff and his partner K9 Duke responded to assist and gave several opportunities for the suspect to give up as well, which he refused. K9 Duke apprehended the suspect, and Fontana Police took custody of him.
— Corona Police Dept. #CoronaPD (@CoronaPD) December 20, 2019
The department tweeted, “Officer Neff and his partner K9 Duke responded to assist and gave several opportunities for the suspect to give up as well, which he refused.”
In a video, the CHP officer at the scene is observed breaking the driver’s window. That is when the five-year-old Duke, a Belgian Malinois, doesn’t hesitate to leap through the glass shatterings in order to apprehend the suspect.
The suspect struggles in his car with the K-9 officer before police open the car door and call off Duke. As soon as the suspect falls to the ground Corona police handcuff him and take him into custody.
According to police, the suspect was rushed to a local hospital for minor injuries. There has been no identity given. In addition, there are no details provided as to the alleged assault. And there were no other reported injuries or details.
Watch Duke in action in the video below:
