Two Milwaukee officers bitten by dog during arrest
Police said a woman allegedly instructed her dog to attack officers during an arrest; two officers were bitten, hospitalized and released.
Incident summary
Milwaukee Police said officers responding to a trespassing complaint shortly before 4 p.m. were attempting to arrest a 25-year-old woman when she allegedly instructed her dog to attack them. The dog bit two officers. Police used less-lethal measures to stop the attack. Both officers were transported to a hospital and were later released. The woman was arrested and the investigation remained ongoing.
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Primary record used by BiteDB
CBS 58, citing the Milwaukee Police Department, reported that a woman allegedly instructed her dog to attack officers during an arrest; the dog bit two officers, both were taken to a hospital, and both were released. Police said less-lethal measures were used to stop the attack.
Open original source ↗Additional sources
- Dog bites, injures Milwaukee police officers; suspect arrestedFOX6 Milwaukee local reporting citing MPD · 2026-08-26
- Dog bites two Milwaukee police officers during arrestWISN local reporting citing MPD · 2026-08-26
- Dog bites two Milwaukee police officers during arrestWISN syndicated video coverage · 2026-08-26
- Woman orders dog to attack police in MilwaukeeInternational follow-up summarizing MPD-attributed reporting · 2026-08-27
What BiteDB does not infer
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