A Council Bluffs police officer is OK after being dragged by an escaping SUV early Tuesday morning.

Law enforcement said the officer went to the Kwik Shop on Avenue G in Council Bluffs around midnight.

Before entering, the officer recognized someone sitting in an SUV outside the convenience store as a suspect with an alleged warrant out for his arrest.

The officer attempted to make contact and when he ordered the suspect to get out of his vehicle, but the suspect instead put his vehicle in reverse and drove away. The officer's hand became trapped in the door and he was dragged about 20 to 30 feet before escaping, police said in a news release.

After getting free, the officer issued a call for help.

The officer suffered minor leg injuries and did not need to go to a hospital for treatment, investigators said. He was able to return to duty.

Police said the suspect got away by taking Interstate 29 southbound, and is believed to have gone into Nebraska.

The suspect vehicle is described as an early 2000's Chevy Tahoe. It is painted with a black undercoating type of spray paint, police said. The suspect was described as a man in his early to mid-20s.

Anyone with information is urged to contact the Council Bluffs Police Department Criminal Investigation Division at 712-328-4728 or Crime Stoppers at 712-328-STOP (7867).

The investigation is ongoing.

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