A 36-year-old Burnaby woman has been charged with assault causing bodily harm after her Rottweiler bit a Richmond Mountie.
On Jan. 13, Richmond RCMP tried to stop a vehicle for a traffic violation, but the driver drove on without stopping, according to a police press release.
The officers followed the vehicle, and the driver eventually pulled over, the release said.
During the interaction that followed, however, the woman allegedly failed to comply with the officers’ directions and she was arrested for obstruction – but not before her dog bit one of the officers, according to police.
A search of the woman’s vehicle then turned up about 1,000 pills marked as Xanax, according to the release.
On Feb. 4, Burnaby resident Armita Mahmoudpour was charged in relation to the incident.
She faces one count each of assault of a police officer causing bodily harm, flight from police, obstruction, possession of someone else’s identity document without lawful excuse and drug possession for the purpose of trafficking
“Fortunately, no member of the public was injured during this arrest and the injuries sustained by our officer were relatively minor,” Richmond RCMP Staff Sgt. Chris Goebel said in the release.
Richmond RCMP has told the NOW the dog in question is believed to be a Rottweiler.
Police called in the BC SPCA to safely remove the dog from the woman’s vehicle and take custody of it.
“Richmond RCMP have provided details of the incident to the BC SPCA for their consideration,” Richmond RCMP said in a statement to the NOW.
Mahmoudpour is currently out on bail. Her next court appearance is scheduled for March 16, according to Court Services Online.
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