Hero NSW Police dog, Maddox turns six today! Yesterday this little legend had a busy day catching crooks – bringing a successful end to a dangerous incident in Sydney’s south west.
Maddox and her handler were called in following a police pursuit of an Isuzu flat-top truck that failed to stop for officers on Eucalyptus Street in Macquarie Fields yesterday afternoon.
Police say the pursuit was terminated due to safety concerns. However, shortly after, the truck was seen driving around Macquarie Fields Police Station, attempting to hit police vehicles and other cars.
“A second pursuit commenced which travelled through several suburbs including Macquarie Fields, Ingleburn, Minto and Leumeah, before the truck crashed into the front fence of a home on Hoddle Avenue at Bradbury and the driver fled,” NSW Police said in a statement.
Maddox was brought in and quickly located a 26-year-old man hiding under a house on Hoddle Avenue.
He was taken to Campbelltown Police Station, before being taken to Campbelltown Hospital for treatment.
He was later released and returned to Campbelltown Police Station where he was charged with police pursuit (x2), dangerous driving, use offensive weapon to avoid lawful detention, assault police, resist arrest, custody of a knife in a public place, drive while suspended, fail to stop and assist after impact cause injury (x2), not give particulars to other driver (x2), not give particulars to owner of damaged property, and possess prohibited drug.
He was also charged with two outstanding warrants. He was refused bail and will appear in Campbelltown Local Court today.
