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| A police dog has injured four people, including a 13-year-old girl, after escaping from its kennel. | A police dog has injured four people, including a 13-year-old girl, after escaping from its kennel. |
| The teenager needed hospital treatment after being bitten on her arm and leg by the German Shepherd-type dog in the Derbyshire town of Glossop at about 7.30pm on Thursday night. | The teenager needed hospital treatment after being bitten on her arm and leg by the German Shepherd-type dog in the Derbyshire town of Glossop at about 7.30pm on Thursday night. |
| A Derbyshire police spokeswoman confirmed the animal belonged to a dog handler with Greater Manchester police and had escaped from its kennel at the officer's home address in the town. | A Derbyshire police spokeswoman confirmed the animal belonged to a dog handler with Greater Manchester police and had escaped from its kennel at the officer's home address in the town. |
| The girl's injuries were not thought to be life-threatening, the spokeswoman added. | The girl's injuries were not thought to be life-threatening, the spokeswoman added. |
| Two men who tried to stop the attack were also injured. An 18-year-old was bitten on the arm, while a 48-year-old suffered scratches and had his shirt ripped. It was not known whether they required hospital treatment, the police spokeswoman said. | Two men who tried to stop the attack were also injured. An 18-year-old was bitten on the arm, while a 48-year-old suffered scratches and had his shirt ripped. It was not known whether they required hospital treatment, the police spokeswoman said. |
| The attack came half an hour after a man reported a separate incident involving the same dog, which was eventually captured by its handler at about 9.50pm. | The attack came half an hour after a man reported a separate incident involving the same dog, which was eventually captured by its handler at about 9.50pm. |
| Derbyshire police have launched an inquiry with their Greater Manchester colleagues to fully investigate the circumstances of the incident. | Derbyshire police have launched an inquiry with their Greater Manchester colleagues to fully investigate the circumstances of the incident. |
| Greater Manchester police said the officer had not been suspended after the incident. A spokesman said Derbyshire police would be looking into the circumstances of how the dog got out of its kennel. | Greater Manchester police said the officer had not been suspended after the incident. A spokesman said Derbyshire police would be looking into the circumstances of how the dog got out of its kennel. |
| In a statement, the Greater Manchester force said: "We are aware that Derbyshire constabulary are investigating after a number of people suffered dog bites. | In a statement, the Greater Manchester force said: "We are aware that Derbyshire constabulary are investigating after a number of people suffered dog bites. |
| "A Greater Manchester police dog that is believed to be involved is not currently being used in operational policing by the force's dog unit and is safely housed at one of the force's kennels. As this investigation is ongoing, it would not be appropriate to comment further." | "A Greater Manchester police dog that is believed to be involved is not currently being used in operational policing by the force's dog unit and is safely housed at one of the force's kennels. As this investigation is ongoing, it would not be appropriate to comment further." |
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