A man was required to jump over a fence and utilize an umbrella to safeguard himself after a group of dogs began combating on a property street in Coventry. Officers were contacted us to the occurrence on Milverton Road on Tuesday (July 11).
Officers said when they reached the scene among the dogs was ‘plainly out of control.’ It was said to be assaulting other dogs and providing a danger to kids and other members of the general public close-by.
Peter Sturgeon, from West Midlands Police, said the dog attempted to assault a passer-by who was then required to utilize an umbrella to safeguard himself and leap over a fence to get to safety. It is then thought the dog continued into a close-by street where cops utilized a Taser to avoid it from triggering ‘severe damage,’ the force said.
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Officers said they required to consist of the dog as rapidly as possible to make sure that the risk to the general public was ‘removed.’ It was put in a wheelie bin.
Specialists from the WMP Dangerous Dogs Unit took the animal which has actually given that been evaluated by a veterinarian and protected in kennels, validated West Midlands Police. Mr Sturgeon, from West Midlands Police, said: “Our officers reacted to a group of dogs combating in the street on Tuesday, July 11 which provided a clear risk. When officers got here, among the dogs was plainly out of control, assaulting other dogs and providing a danger to members of the general public close-by, a variety of whom were kids.
“During the occurrence, the dog attempted to assault a member of the general public, who was required to utilize an umbrella to safeguard himself and leap over a low fence to leave. It continued into a close-by street where, since of the threat to the general public and since it ran out control, officers utilized a Taser to avoid it from triggering severe damage.
“Officers needed to contain the dog, so they found a large wheelie bin to put inside to ensure the public, the officers and the dog itself were away from further danger. Contrary to reports on social media, the dog was not hit by a police car and was not killed.”
A spokesperson for West Midlands Police said: “We are appealing for anybody who remained in the location at the time of the occurrence to come forward so that we can piece together what took place. We continue to examine the scenarios around the occurrence and are eager to talk to a dog owner whose dog our company believe was likewise associated with the occurrence.
“It is really important that people come forward so we can establish what happened. If you have any information then please call us on 101 quoting log 3522 of 11/7/23.”
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