Joint investigation after three dogs get loose from property and three people allegedly bitten in Sleaford

According to a Lincolnshire Police spokesman, officers were called to reports of three dogs ‘out of control’ in Beech Rise, Sleaford at 12.46pm on Tuesday (January 17) last week.

The spokesman said: “Response officers and PCSOs immediately responded to the incident where they found three members of the public had sustained bites from the dogs. It is believed the animals had got out through insecure fencing.”

Police said: “Those injured received medical treatment and have had their statements taken, along with other witnesses.

“The officers took the risk of rounding up the dogs and managed to get them under control and back into the boundary of the property.”

Officers put barriers across the rear of the garden to prevent the dogs escaping again as a temporary safeguarding measure while an investigation into the incident is completed. "This is being carried out in partnership with Environmental Health and the local authority,” said the police spokesman.

No decisions about the dogs will be made until the investigation is completed.