Police dog bites teen during Calgary school break-in investigation: ASIRT

A police vehicle is shown at Calgary Police Service headquarters on April 9, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh

The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) is investigating after a Calgary police dog bit a suspect over the weekend.

Police responded to Glamorgan School just before 4:30 a.m. on Sunday for reports the security system had been triggered.

ASIRT says officers arrived to find signs of forced entry, including a smashed window.

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“During the search of the school, officers encountered a suspect,” ASIRT said in a Thursday news release. “Officers briefly withdrew before re-entering the school with a police dog, announcing their presence as they continued searching for the suspect or suspects.”

ASIRT says the dog located the suspect and bit her during the encounter.

EMS were called and the suspect, a 16-year-old girl, was taken to the Alberta Children’s Hospital for treatment.

ASIRT is investigating the actions of Calgary police, as is standard in instances involving serious injury or death.

Anyone with information or video related to the incident is asked to contact ASIRT at 780-644-1483.