A police dog has been stabbed while trying to catch an alleged offender in Rotorua.
Police were called to a person allegedly attempting to break-in to a vehicle on Ford Rd in Fordlands about 3am, a police spokesman said.
The alleged offender fled the scene and was chased by a police dog before entering a nearby property, he said.
The dog followed and was allegedly stabbed.
The offender then went on to harm themselves and was taken to Rotorua Hospital with non-life threatening injuries, he said.
