A scared dog took East Precinct officers on a 30-minute, 2-mile chase across Capitol Hill today. Here's the path the poor pooch covered and the play by play from the CDNews scanner report. Hopefully there are no serious injuries for the animal who was reportedly struck by a vehicle, setting off the adventure.
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11:56AM - 13th & Madison Seattle - Loose Dog - There's a dog loose around Seattle U, running through traffic. An officer said he was actually hit by a truck but came out unscathed and was last seen running northbound on 13th. Update: Now at 14th & Olive Update x2: Owner has been found, police are taking him/her to the dogs current location at 14th & Thomas. Animal control also on the scene. Update x3: Now at 17th & Republican. Officer: "I really think that he's so tired that he's going to just lay down at this location". Update x4: Rest is over, he's now eastbound on Republican. Update x5: Now at Mercer & 20th. He's unstoppable. Update x6: They're setting up 4 officers to contain him at 20th & Mercer Update x7: Dog is caught in a yard at 20th & Mercer, owner on the way for pickup