A man has been bitten by a police dog during an arrest on a suburban street in Melbourne's north-east.
A man has been bitten by a police dog during an arrest, bringing a four-hour siege to an end in Melbourne's north-east.
Police responded to reports of a man behaving erratically at a unit on Boadle Road in Bundoora about 9.20pm yesterday.
Witness Hayden Walmsley told 9News the commotion was "aggressive".
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"Things banging. Things being smashed sounded like glass got smashed at one point. Walls being hit," he said.
"There was lots of things being thrown there was lots of noise. It was scary," another witness, Megan Beckwith, said.
Officers attempted to negotiate with the man but he retreated inside a property and barricaded himself inside with a woman.
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Officers, including specialist police, continued to attempt to negotiate with the man but were unsuccessful.
After about four hours, they were able to get the woman out and then pounced on the man.
Officers broke down the door and arrested the 33-year-old.
He was taken to hospital under police guard with a dog bite injury he received during the arrest.
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An officer was also left with minor injuries.
The woman inside the unit was uninjured and police believe the pair are known to one another.
9News understands the man had lived in the apartment for a few months and police were at the property in late January to execute a warrant for his arrest.
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