LEWISTON — A Mexico man was arrested Sunday morning and treated for dog bites from an Auburn police dog.
Darryl Streeper Photo provided by Maine State Police
The arrest happened after Trooper Nicholas Watson of the Maine State Police attempted to stop a vehicle shortly after midnight on Highland Avenue for vehicle defects.
As the vehicle slowed to stop, the driver fled on foot, according a statement issued by the State Police.
The vehicle kept moving until it stopped in a resident’s front yard.
State troopers and police officers from Lewiston and Auburn participated in the search, which included a K-9 unit from Auburn.
Rocky, the Auburn police dog, found Darryl Streeper, 32, not far from the traffic stop, according to police.
Officers said Streeper did not respond to police officers, and the dog was used to take him into custody, according to the police statement.
Streeper was treated at Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston for dog bites incurred during arrest.
Streeper was then taken to the Androscoggin County Jail in Auburn, where he was charged with failure to stop for an officer, refusing to submit to arrest/detention, operating after suspension, illegal attachment of registration plates, violation of conditions of release and disorderly conduct.
Streeper also had four warrants for his arrest, according to police.
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