[kellyhound]

COLUMBUS, Ohio — A Sharon Township police officer suffered puncture wounds to his arm earlier this month when he was bitten by a dog while making a traffic stop.

The July 6 incident was captured by Officer Russel Baron’s cruiser camera.

According to Baron, he stopped a car along U.S. Route 23 and immediately noticed an agitated pit bull riding in the back seat.

“How are you?” Baron asked the driver. “Roll that window up for me.”

After he approached the car, Baron said the dog appeared to calm down.

“The dog had settled down … I was even talking to the dog a little bit,” Baron said.

Just as Baron was about to give the driver a warning, the back window rolled down and the dog bit him on the arm.

“I didn’t even hear the dog barking louder until I felt a burning sensation on my arm,” Baron said. “I knew the dog had bitten me.”

At first, Baron suspected that the driver deliberately rolled down the window, but after review Sharon Township police said the dog’s paw pressed the button and rolled down the window, Kocot reported.

Baron escaped with minor wounds to his arms, but he said he hopes the video sends a strong message to anyone who’s traveling with a dog this summer.

“I’m glad the dog bit me instead of a small child,” Baron said.

The driver of the car was not charged.

[chris]

Yea, he was lucky. The dog just snipped him. Glad to know that lady didn't purposely roll down the window though, she could have been in some shit for that