NORTH ANDOVER, Mass. -- A prominent member of the North Andover police force has been suspended, though the department did not take away a gun or a badge.

The department's police dog, Kyzer, bit a police dispatcher for no apparent reason.

Kyzer bolted from his handler, Sgt. Chuck Gray, and attacked dispatcher Nathan Kenney.

The dog could be sent for retraining. Or nothing could happen to the dog, if it's found to have been acting according to its training.

Kenney was treated at Lawrence General Hospital for a minor bite and was released. He was placed on injury leave with a sore arm.

Gray told the Eagle Tribune newspaper that the dog is "more social'' than his previous canine partner.