seven dogs. in the aftermath one of the pooches made its own escape and remains on the lam at this hour. the rest are in the pound. the dog's fate lies in the hands of the federal court. police detective from ludlow, massachusetts, has been working the case from the start. >> this is probably the happiest i've been in 30 days especially at work. they failed to stop. delaware state police pursued them up into pennsylvania which pennsylvania state police intercepted the chase and brought the vehicle to a halt. they did damage to cruisers in the process. >> delaware state police and the fbi eventually took them into custody. gretchen? >> all right, laura, so there's word this may have all started around, surprise, surprise, a drug problem. >> yeah, well these two were battling a heroin addiction while staying with family members in massachusetts. that's according to local reports and recently had been kicked out of that home. a spokesperson with the u.s. attorney's office in delaware tells fox today the couple are still awaiting their initial court appearance and charges are