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A teenage boy required hospital treatment after a police dog bit him during his arrest in connection to a fire incident.
Authorities responded to a fire at a vacant shop on Wool Street in Tarneit around 2:30 a.m., following emergency calls.
According to reports, several suspects fled the scene in a Toyota Landcruiser, which was subsequently discovered abandoned at the intersection of Dohertys and Mount Cottrell roads in Mount Cottrell.
With assistance from the Dog Squad and Air Wing, police apprehended two 17-year-old boys from Greater Dandenong around 5 a.m.
Following the arrest, one of the teenagers was transported to the hospital due to injuries from a police dog bite.
Ambulance Victoria said he was treated for injuries and taken to Sunshine Hospital in a stable condition.
The investigation is ongoing.