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Police dog bites robbery suspect

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Published: November 15, 2009

A police dog bit a man suspected of robbing a convenience store as the man hid from Winston-Salem police Saturday night.

Nicholas Dwayne McKey, who has no permanent address, was charged with one count of robbery with a dangerous weapon.

Police said a man entered the Fairway One Stop on Broad Street with a gun shortly before 9. He demanded money, took several items from the store and ran away.

Police surrounded the area and conducted a search.

McKey was found hiding in kudzu in the 500 block of Wachovia Street. He refused to comply with police and was bitten by a police dog, officers said.

McKey was taken to Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center and treated for minor injuries.

He was still being held in the Forsyth County jail last night with bond was set at $60,000

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