Source-attributed police K-9 bite record · 2026-09-26

CHP police K-9 bites officer during pursuit arrest near Burbank

NBC Los Angeles reported that a CHP K-9 bit an officer on the right arm during a September 26 pursuit arrest; the officer received hospital treatment for minor injuries.

Nonfatal K-9 biteBreed: Unknown / not reportedBurbank, CA

Date2026-09-26 · Saturday night, September 26, 2026; exact hour not published

LocationReported near Honolulu Avenue and Boston Avenue, in the Los Angeles area following a pursuit reported as involving Burbank; exact city jurisdiction of the bite location was not independently verified

Victim(s)One California Highway Patrol officer; name not released in reviewed reporting

Dogs involvedOne California Highway Patrol police K-9 reportedly deployed during an arrest

Injury severityNonfatal; officer sustained minor right-arm bite injuries and received hospital treatment; no subsequent complications reported

Breed attributionUnknown / not reportedNBC Los Angeles identified the dog as a California Highway Patrol K-9 but did not identify its breed. BiteDB does not infer breed from police-dog status.

What the record currently shows

Incident summary

NBC Los Angeles reported September 28 that a California Highway Patrol K-9 bit a CHP officer on the right arm during the Saturday-night September 26 arrest of a driver after a pursuit associated with a reportedly stolen Lexus SUV. Authorities said a PIT maneuver stopped the SUV near Honolulu and Boston avenues; the driver fled on foot and the K-9 was deployed while officers detained him. The officer was treated at a hospital for minor injuries. The driver reportedly was not injured and was booked on suspicion of grand theft auto. This is a source-attributed bite incident, not independent verification of the police report; the exact officer identity, canine identity and breed were not reported.

Legal-status note

NBC Los Angeles reported the driver was arrested and booked on suspicion of grand theft auto. An arrest allegation is not a conviction. No disciplinary finding about the K-9 or officers was described; the person bitten was the CHP officer, not the pursued driver.

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Source provenance

Primary record used by BiteDB

CHP K-9 bites CHP officer in pursuit driver takedownNBC Los Angeles local television news reporting, September 28, attributing incident details to law enforcement; primary CHP report not obtained · Published 2026-09-28 · Accessed 2026-10-12

NBC Los Angeles reported that a CHP K-9 was deployed after a driver fled an SUV stopped following a pursuit, and that the police dog bit a CHP officer on the right arm as officers attempted to restrain the driver. The outlet reported hospital treatment for minor injuries and attributed the arrest circumstances to authorities.

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Additional sources

No independent primary law-enforcement report was available in the reviewed record; the event remains explicitly attributed to NBC Los Angeles reporting.

Data-quality notes

What BiteDB does not infer

Breed is recorded only at the provenance level shown above. Missing injury details, dog history, ownership facts or circumstances remain unknown unless a reliable source establishes them. This record may be updated as police, animal-control, medical, court or follow-up reporting becomes available.