A woman was arrested and charged with drug trafficking in Richmond after she fled police in her vehicle before her dog bit an officer.
According to Richmond RCMP, Mounties attempted to stop a vehicle following an alleged motor vehicle infraction.
However, the driver initially continued without stopping and the officers followed the vehicle and the female driver ultimately pulled over.
During the subsequent interaction with police, the female driver allegedly failed to comply with directions, resulting in her being arrested for obstructing a police officer.
And during the course of the arrest, one of the officers was allegedly bitten by the female’s dog, understood to be a Rottweiler.
A search of the vehicle then discovered approximately 1,000 pills, allegedly marked as Xanax.
The female, Armita Mahmoudpour, was then charged with:
Flight while pursued by a peace officer;
Obstruct peace officer;
Assault a peace officer.
In addition, Mahmoudpour has since been charged with possession of a scheduled substance for the purpose of trafficking.
“Fortunately, no member of the public was injured during this arrest and the injuries sustained by our officer were relatively minor,” said Staff Sgt. Chris Goebel.
“Every day our officers come to work to protect and serve the public, they know there is an inherent risk but they do it to keep our community safe. This situation could have been very different.
“The resulting seizure of alleged drugs and criminal charges now faced by this individual demonstrate why our continued commitment to community safety is so important.”
Police called in the BC SPCA to safely remove the dog from the woman’s vehicle and take custody of it.
