Regina man arrested for break-in found inside chimney: police

Regina Police Service Headquarters can be seen in this file photo. (David Prisciak/CTV News)

One man has been taken to hospital with dog bite injuries after resisting arrest in the early hours of Monday morning.

Officers were alerted to an audible alarm at a business located on the 3000 block of Dewdney Avenue around 4:25 a.m., according to the Regina Police Service (RPS).

When officers got there, they observed a human-sized hole in a rear fence and heard footsteps coming from the roof of the building, police said.

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Following a search of the building, the suspect was found hiding in the chimney stack of an adjoining building. A police service dog was ultimately deployed when the suspect resisted arrest.

The suspect, a 33-year-old man, was assessed for minor injuries consistent with a dog bite and was taken to hospital to get evaluated.

He is charged with four counts of breaking and entering to commit theft.

The suspect made his first appearance in Regina Provincial Court on Monday.