EVERETT — An Everett police officer who works as a dog handler was seriously injured when the patrol car she was driving collided with a Jeep being driven by a burglary suspect, officials said.
The officer, a 10-year veteran of the department, had to be cut from the wreckage. She was taken to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle for treatment. Her police dog partner also was hurt, and was taken to a veterinarian for treatment of an apparent broken leg.
The officer was in a patrol car headed to a reported burglary in progress when her vehicle was hit broadside by a Jeep at about 7:10 p.m. in the intersection of Hardison Road and Industry Street in south Everett, Everett police Sgt. Robert Goetz said.
Rescue crews had to cut off the patrol car’s door and peel back the roof to extricate the officer.
“You can probably tell from the condition of the car that it is pretty serious,” Goetz said.
The Jeep’s driver is a suspect in the burglary. Two other men were found near the reported burglary scene and also were being detained, Goetz said.
More information on the injured officer’s identity was not immediately available.
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