Leicestershire Police say the officer was bitten by a dog believed to be an XL Bully.
A police officer has been left with serious injuries after he was attacked by a dog, believed to be an XL Bully.
Leicestershire Police said the officer was bitten on his upper leg when he and a colleague attended an address in Ibstock at 16:40 BST on Thursday.Police said the dog was seized from the address and was placed in secure kennels. The other officer also suffered a small cut to his finger. The incident happened at an address in Lewis Close, in Ibstock, near Coalville, when the officers went in search of a man wanted by police.
A police spokesman said: "Although the dog has not been further examined, it is believed to be a XL Bully breed.A second dog, a pit bull-type breed, was also removed from the property and is being kept in kennels, the force said.
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