UPDATE: Police suspended their search for Michael Lacey on Monday night, but they say he still has an active warrant for burglary. Anyone with information is asked to call the Crime Line.
NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) – Authorities are looking for a man who fled from an ambulance after being bit by a homeowner’s dog during a burglary.
Michael Lacey was being transported to Sentara Norfolk General Hospital when he fled from the ambulance near Redgate and Colley avenues, in the Ghent area of the city.
Lacey was bit by a homeowner’s dog during a burglary, police say.
He was last seen wearing a blue shirt and blue shorts with a bandage on his left leg.
#NPDNews. #NorfolkPD is searching for Michael Lacey who was bit by a homeowers dog during a burglary. In transport to SNGH, Lacy fled from an ambulance near Redgate & Colley Ave. He was last seen wearing blue shirt/shorts w/ a bandage on his left leg. If you see him, call 911. pic.twitter.com/n9zJYIrGX2
— Norfolk Police Dept (@NorfolkPD) June 17, 2019
Officials urge residents to call 911 if they see him.
Police have not said where the incident took place.