19-03-2025
Police: 1 injured, likely by his own knife, during Portage chase
PORTAGE, Mich. (WOOD) — A person was injured during a foot chase with police in Portage that involved a knife, a taser and a K-9, police say.
Around 8:45 p.m., officers with the Portage Department of Public Safety tried to arrest a person who had felony warrants on Apple Street between Newells Lane and Oakside Street, according to PDPS Director Nick Armold. He ran off.
Officers followed the person, who showed he had a knife at some point during the chase. Michigan State Police officers assisted Portage police. The person was eventually tased and stopped by a K-9, Armold said.
The person was injured during the scuffle; Armold believes he may have fallen on his knife. He was treated at the scene and then taken to the hospital.
The person was not identified. It's not clear what felony warrants he was wanted for. Armold said more information would be released Wednesday.
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