Eyewitness NewsSTAMFORD -- A Stamford police officer was critically injured in a fall that occurred while he was chasing a robbery suspect on foot. Assistant Police Chief Jim Matheny says the 36-year-old officer, identified as Troy Strauser, fell about 20 feet from a bridge abutment over Interstate 95 in Norwalk early Thursday morning, and was undergoing surgery at Norwalk Hospital.
Police arrested 30-year-old Frank Douglas after the chase. He faces numerous charges including robbery, assaulting a police officer and cruelty to animals. Police say he choked a police dog during the struggle to apprehend him.
Police say the chase began shortly after 1 a.m. when a witness reported that a man was being beaten and robbed in Stamford. Police chased the suspect's car from Stamford into Norwalk, where it crashed.---
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