BUENA PARK – A man suspected of breaking into a Buena Park home Wednesday was caught with the help of a police dog.

Around 1:15 p.m., police received a report of a burglary in progress at a home near Stanton Avenue and Poinsettia Drive, Buena Park police Sgt. Mike Lovchik said.

About an hour later, an officer, who wasn’t identified, and his dog, a German shepherd named Kondor, found the suspect hiding in the backyard of a home.

Personnel on an Anaheim Police Department helicopter ordered the suspect to surrender but he refused. An officer then released Kondor and the suspect was bitten before he was caught, Lovchik said.

The suspect was treated at a hospital for minor injuries and taken to the Orange County Jail, where he was booked on suspicion of residential burglary.

Police were still trying Wednesday afternoon to confirm the suspect’s identity.

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