Senior Sergeant Anthony Bond, of Dunedin, said police were called to an alarm activation in the South Dunedin area, shortly after midnight yesterday.
While out on patrol, police spotted a man biking away from the area where the alarm was sounding.
The man was known to police, who followed him in a police car ordering him to stop. But the man took off and a chase ensued.
He tried to evade police by riding around different streets before abandoning the bike at a school in Oxford St, where he was tracked by a dog handler.
When police approached him, he punched an officer in the head, Snr Sgt Bond said.
The man lashed out at the dog, which took some punches.
The dog was then used to subdue the man and he was arrested, before being transported to hospital for treatment.
Neither the officer nor dog was injured.
A search of the man revealed 3.97g of powder, believed to be methamphetamine, Snr Sgt Bond said.
The man was charged with failing to stop, escaping from police custody, possession of methamphetamine, possession of instruments for burglary, resisting police and assaulting police.
He would appear in court today once medically cleared from hospital.
