ALAMEDA, CA—A suspect already involved in a domestic violence-related dispute allegedly stole a police SUV Tuesday morning and drove to Oakland, where he was later found hiding and arrested, authorities said.

The incident started when police responded at. 9:52 a.m. to a residence in the 300 block of Stardust Place after a person listed as the protected party in a domestic violence restraining order called to report a violation. The caller added that the suspect attempted to gain entry into her residence by breaking her living room window, police said.

As officers searched the neighborhood, they found the suspect, who fled on foot. While officers established a perimeter, the suspect ran to a running and unoccupied marked patrol SUV and drove away, police said.

The vehicle was located a short time later abandoned in the area of 10th Avenue and East 11th Street in East Oakland. All items inside the vehicle, which was not damaged, were accounted for, police said.

With the assistance of Oakland police, Alameda officers were able to determine the suspect fled into the basement of a residence in the 1000 block of International Boulevard, where he initially refused to come outside.

An Alameda County Sheriff’s Office Canine Team assisted with his apprehension and he was placed under arrest at 11:45 a.m., police said. The suspect was being treated at a local hospital for injuries he sustained during the arrest, including a dog bite, authorities said..

The 27-year-old suspect, who has no confirmed address, was to be booked at Santa Rita Jail on suspicion of unlawful taking of an emergency vehicle, vandalism, violating a court order and resisting, delaying or obstructing a peace officer.

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