Welshpool police are investigating an incident of a dangerous dog out of control in Welshpool.

On Friday, September 7, at 11.30am, it is reported that a male was walking a white Staffordshire bull terrier, which was off the lead, along the canal towpath near to Buttington Industrial Estate, Welshpool, when it attacked another dog being walked by its elderly female owner, causing her distress and alarm.

The male responsible was later seen lifting the dog covered in blood into his car in The Flash Leisure Centre car park.

Anyone who has any information or knows who is responsible should contact PC 223 Mike Clark at Welshpool Police on 0845 330 2000 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 quoting ref: dpp/3226/07/09/2018/02/c.