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A suspect with a small white dog in tow was apprehended by Calgary police Tuesday afternoon on Blackfoot Trail.

Before police arrived on scene to arrest the suspect, two other people stopped to check on the driver, who they say was driving erratically.

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“He came up here and he stopped (in the merge lane), and we thought there might be something wrong with this guy,” said one of the bystanders. “We pulled over, and then he came whipping in front of us.”

Calgary police said they were called at about 1 p.m. about a suspicious person who allegedly assaulted another person in the 1000 block of 9 Avenue S.E. before stealing a vehicle.

The suspect was taken into custody just before 2 p.m.

A police officer at the scene said a white chihuahua named Honey Boo Boo was recovered from the vehicle. The dog was taken by animal services for safekeeping.