Sacramento officer hospitalized after accidental bite by West Sacramento police K-9
A May 13, 2026 perimeter search in Sacramento ended with a Sacramento police officer bitten on the forearm by a West Sacramento Police Department K-9 and taken to a hospital.
Incident summary
During a search for a driver who fled from a U-Haul after an early-morning pursuit in Sacramento, a West Sacramento Police Department K-9 bit a Sacramento police officer. KCRA reported the officer broke the established perimeter and was bitten on the forearm. Sacramento police said the officer was transported to an area hospital for treatment; no further condition was publicly reported in the reviewed coverage.
The reviewed reports describe the bite as occurring during a multi-agency search for a fleeing suspect and do not report a lawsuit, criminal allegation against the K-9 handler, internal-affairs finding or disciplinary outcome tied to the bite. BiteDB records the documented incident without inferring fault or policy violation.
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Primary record used by BiteDB
KCRA reported that after Sacramento officers established a perimeter for a fleeing suspect, a West Sacramento officer and K-9 searched inside the perimeter. A Sacramento officer broke the perimeter and was bitten on the forearm. CBS Sacramento and The Sacramento Bee separately reported that the bitten officer was transported to a hospital for treatment.
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