The officer was bitten as he chased the suspect through several backyards, authorities said
MANCHESTER -- A Manchester police officer was bitten by a pit bull as he chased a suspected heroin dealer through several yards, authorities said on Tuesday.
The incident occurred on Friday as narcotics officers watched Amid Fisher, 24, of Twelfth Avenue, try to sell heroin to someone in the Pine Lake Park area, said police Chief Lisa Parker.
Parker said that as the officers approached Fisher, he ran from them and led them on a chase over several fences and through a number of backyards near Bismark Street and Twelfth Avenue.
During the chase, one of the officers was bitten on the leg by a pit bull that was in one of the yards, she said. The officer sustained minor injuries, she said.
Along the route, Fisher discarded packets of heroin in the backyard of a home on Twelfth Avenue, the chief said. After the officers arrested Fisher, they found the heroin, she said.
Fisher was charged with possession of heroin with intent to distribute, possession of heroin, loitering for the purpose of selling drugs, hindering apprehension and obstruction of justice.
His bail was set at $6,500. Fisher later posted bail at Manchester Police headquarters and he was later released, Parker said.
Also assisting with this investigation were members of the Manchester Police Patrol Bureau which included Manchester police K-9 Lynk.
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