Shoplifter bites officer, hides under tarp in nearby vehicle

Officer in hospital after suspect bite

MACOMB, Mich. – A man was arrested Saturday after he was busted for shoplifting at a Target store and bit a deputy.

Police responded to the store after the shoplifter was reported and got into a scuffle with the man. Police say he bit a deputy before running into the Wildemere Farms neighborhood nearby.

Several cops were called to the neighborhood to search for the suspect, who found an unlocked work vehicle and hid underneath a tarp inside. When the worker driving the vehicle got into his car, he found the man.

Police made the arrest shortly afterwards.

The officer who was bit is being treated for minor injuries in a hospital. The suspect is said to be a young man.