Aston: Everything known about hunt for 'dangerous dogs' as owner flees with pets, crashing into cop car

Armed police were sent to Aston this morning over reports of two loose dogs.

After officers contained them in a garden, their ower is said to have turned up, put them into his car and driven off.

As he left the scene, the man is reported to have crashed into a police car.

Here is what we know:

> Police were called out at 6.22am this morning to a to report of two dogs roaming loose on Hepworth Drive, Aston, between Rotherham and Sheffield.

> The dogs were believed to be a Japanese Akita and a ‘bull breed’.

> The animals were alleged to have been acting aggressively and attempted to bite a man on his leg, police said.

> No one was injured, and the dogs only managed to get hold of the man’s clothing, the force confirmed.

> Police arrived and tried to contain the dogs using their police cars.

> Armed police were sent to the scene when the dogs ran into a nearby garden.

> A man, believed to be the owner, and put a lead on the dogs while police were containing them.

> The man fled with the dogs in a Volkswagen Golf - crashing into a marked police car as he drove off with them.

> Police are still in the area and are looking to find the man and the dogs.

> Anyone with information can call 101 quoting incident number 112 of March, 14.