By Bay City News Service
A 17-year-old was arrested on suspicion of burglary Sunday after he was allegedly seen fleeing from a home with bloody hands, according to South San Francisco police.
Police were called to a home in the 400 block of Hemlock Avenue around 6:40 a.m. on a report of a burglary in progress.
The resident reported seeing a suspect fleeing the home on foot with bloody hands, police said.
Officers located a 17-year-old male several blocks away matching the description, and arrested him with the assistance of a police K-9 after he allegedly resisted arrest, police said.
The suspect was positively identified by the victim, and then treated at a local hospital for minor lacerations and bite marks on his right ankle, police said. He was later booked into Hillcrest Juvenile Hall.
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