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Pack of angry Chihuahuas attacks police officer

Ankle-biting dogs emerge from house as cop escorts traffic violator home

updated 1:40 p.m. ET Dec. 30, 2005

FREMONT, Calif. - A pack of angry Chihuahuas attacked a police officer who was escorting a teenager home after a traffic stop, authorities said.

The officer suffered minor injuries, including bites to his ankle, police Detective Bill Veteran said.

The five Chihuahuas escaped the 17-year-old boy’s home and rushed the officer as he stood in the doorway Thursday, authorities said. The teenager had been detained after the traffic incident.

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The officer was treated at a hospital and returned to work less than two hours later.

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