Police investigate alleged dog attack near Chesterfield

Police are appealing for help after a dog was allegedly attacked by two lurchers and a Jack Russell near Chesterfield.
Tim Paget
By Tim Paget
Published 25th Mar 2021, 17:08 BST
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Officers from Staveley say a man was jogging with his dog along a track off Tom Lane, Duckmanton, on Sunday, March 14, at 8.30am, when the incident took place.

Staveley Safer Neighbourhood Team (SNT) said another man in a ‘camo jacket’, aged about 30, with tanned skin and black hair walked past with four dogs.

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Police are investigating an alleged dog attack near Chesterfield. Anyone with any information should call 101.Police are investigating an alleged dog attack near Chesterfield. Anyone with any information should call 101.
Police are investigating an alleged dog attack near Chesterfield. Anyone with any information should call 101.

Two ‘large lurchers’ were off their lead – one brown brindle and the other blue/grey colour – and two Jack Russells, one of which was also loose.

A spokesperson for the SNT said: “The three loose dogs attacked the male's small dog causing injuries which resulted in veterinary care/costs. The dog in particular which caused the injuries was the brown brindle lurcher.”

If you have any information, call Derbyshire police on 101, quoting incident number 995 16/03/21.