EUGENE, Ore. -A Eugene man fighting a home intruder to defend his mother and young children was bitten by a police dog after officers mistook him for the prowler they had been chasing through the neighborhood. Tim Crossan told The Register-Guard he broke his hand on the intruder's face during the fight, just before police burst in and sent the dog after him.
Ore. police dog bites wrong man, intruder flees
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2009-11-09 16:54:21
