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| Escaped Manchester police dog attacks four in Derbyshire | Escaped Manchester police dog attacks four in Derbyshire |
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| A police dog has injured four people, including a 13-year-old girl, after escaping from a handler's home in Derbyshire. | A police dog has injured four people, including a 13-year-old girl, after escaping from a handler's home in Derbyshire. |
| Police said the girl needed hospital treatment after being bitten on her arm and leg by the German Shepherd-type dog in Glossop on Thursday. | Police said the girl needed hospital treatment after being bitten on her arm and leg by the German Shepherd-type dog in Glossop on Thursday. |
| The Greater Manchester Police (GMP) dog escaped its kennel whilst off duty. | The Greater Manchester Police (GMP) dog escaped its kennel whilst off duty. |
| Two men who fought the dog off her were injured. Another man had been bitten earlier that evening, police said. | Two men who fought the dog off her were injured. Another man had been bitten earlier that evening, police said. |
| Derbyshire Police said the animal belonged to a dog handler with GMP and had escaped from its kennel at the officer's home in the town. | Derbyshire Police said the animal belonged to a dog handler with GMP and had escaped from its kennel at the officer's home in the town. |
| The dog was to remain in "secure accommodation" while an investigation was carried out, a GMP spokesman said. | The dog was to remain in "secure accommodation" while an investigation was carried out, a GMP spokesman said. |
| Shirt ripped | Shirt ripped |
| Officers were first alerted at 19:00 GMT when a man reported being bitten on Pennine Road. Thirty minutes later the teenager was attacked on Charlestown Road. | |
| A 48-year-old man who tried to rescue her sustained some scratches and had his shirt ripped, and an 18-year-old man was bitten on his arm. | A 48-year-old man who tried to rescue her sustained some scratches and had his shirt ripped, and an 18-year-old man was bitten on his arm. |
| A third man who assisted escaped without injury. The girl's injuries are not thought to be life-threatening, police said. | A third man who assisted escaped without injury. The girl's injuries are not thought to be life-threatening, police said. |
| The dog ran off towards Freetown and was captured by its handler at about 21:50 GMT on King Street. | The dog ran off towards Freetown and was captured by its handler at about 21:50 GMT on King Street. |
| Derbyshire Constabulary said it would be fully investigating the circumstances and would be liaising with Greater Manchester Police. | Derbyshire Constabulary said it would be fully investigating the circumstances and would be liaising with Greater Manchester Police. |