Dog attacks suspects assaulting owner, owner's daughter

FLINT, MI -- A woman's dog saved the day as she and her daughter were being assaulted by five female suspects, according to a police report released today.

The woman told police the suspects called her daughter out of the house in the 4000 block of Procter Avenue on Thursday, July 19 around 10 p.m. to instigate a fight with her. The woman stood between her daughter and the suspects.

According to the report, the woman was punched in the face by one of the suspects. The woman told police she began to fight with the suspect, while the other four suspects began to fight with her daughter.

During the scuffle the woman's dog broke through the front door of her house and began biting the suspects. The suspects then got into a vehicle and fled the scene.

The woman and her daughter had minor visible injuries, but refused medical attention.