Armed police sent to South Yorkshire neighbourhood after dog reportedly ‘dangerously out of control’
Dog seized by police after emergency response
Armed police and ambulance crews were sent to a South Yorkshire street after an incident involving a dog.
Officers with guns were seen by locals on the street, after the incident which saw two people injured by the animal, amid allegations that the animal was ‘dangerously out of control’.
South Yorkshire Police said that they were called out at 2.41pm on Tuesday (8 September), following reports that two people had been bitten by a dog in Victoria Street, Maltby, near Rotherham.
A spokesman said: “Officers and the ambulance service attended and a woman was taken to hospital for treatment for injuries that are not believed to be life-threatening or life-altering. A man also suffered minor injuries in the incident.”
The dog was seized by officers with a 23-year-old man arrested on suspicion of a public order offence and allowing a dog to be dangerously out of control causing injury.
He has been released on bail pending further enquiries.
Police say enquiries are ongoing.
The Yorkshire Ambulance Service said resources responded to an incident at a private address in the area.