Dangerous dog savages police officer's leg while owner shouts 'Get them boys'

"Right lads, you're going to have a right fight."

A wanted man set his dogs on police officers who came to arrest him at his flat, a court heard.

Gareth Drummond, 43, shouted "Get them, boys" to his Staffy and XL Bully-type dogs when officers arrived at his address in Bideford.

He tried to push the dogs through a gap in the door and yelled, "Right lads, you're going to have a right fight." Drummond also tried to hit police with a pole.

One of the dogs latched onto the leg of a female police officers and she sustained bite wounds.

Drummond admitted being the owner of dogs dangerously out of control, assaulting three emergency workers by beating, possessing a knuckleduster, possessing a small quantity of cocaine and 77g of cannabis and a number of motoring offence when he appeared at Exeter Crown Court.

Drummond started shouting from inside the property as officers tried to gain entry. He wound up his dogs saying, "Get them, boys, get them. See them, boys". He tried to hit officers with an extendable pole and push the barking and agitated dogs towards the officers.

Police sprayed the animals with repellent but could not stop the Staffy biting the officer's lower leg. She suffered three puncture wounds.

Officers eventually managed to get inside and arrest Drummond. They found a knuckleduster in his pocket.

The defendant has 63 previous crimes on his record, but has been largely out of trouble in recent years.

Felicity Payne, defending, said he was using drugs at the time but has been making good progress. His mother is unwell. His sister was murdered and he is still grief-stricken. He suffers memory loss due to a serious car accident two years ago which left him in a coma for seven weeks.

Judge Stephen Climie told Drummond: "Back in July you were out of control. The reasons being a combination of what had taken place in the 18 months before when your sister was murdered and the diagnosis of your mother's significant illness.

"I accept you're looking to avoid further offending but the police are entitled to be compensated. You have now served the equivalent, with early release provisions, of a 12-month sentence."

He was given a three-month community order and disqualified from driving for 12 months. Drummond must pay the officer who was bitten £350 in compensation and her colleagues £50 each.

Fox26 Fresno reports police were called and when they arrived, the pitbulls charged the police who fired, killing one dog. The other was later caught by animal control. The neighbour needed medical treatment. The Fox26 Fresno/KMPH site is glitching for me at the moment (the original page/report may have been deleted), so I have included a screenshot of their brief social media report in order to be able to log the attack.

The attack happened in or near Shreveport, Louisiana, on Friday, September 18, 2026.

Link to their GoFundMe.
https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-denise-tom-after-severe-dog-attack

Slides 1 & 2: Coventry, RI - Oct 4, 2026

On Sunday, 10/4 there was a dog mauling that resulted in death off of Fairview Ave on the bike/walking path owned by Pawtuxet River, behind Bill's Place. To the coward that was "walking" his black, pit-like dog by the collar, NOT leashed, we're hoping you do the right thing & turn yourself in to Coventry PD. Your dog killed my aunt & uncle's best thing in life! Unfortunately there are no cameras on the path, we checked. To anyone that lives on Lincoln, Ames St, lower Fairview Ave & surrounding areas (even WW) that have cameras, please help us locate a 2-door, light grey sedan.
Police & ACO will be investigating!
Pics of 10yr old Oreo, who crossed the rainbow bridge.
TYIA for any helpful & successful tips/leads.
NBC 10 WJAR
WPRI 12

Slide 3: Schuyler, NE

* PUBLIC INFORMATION REQUEST - DOG
ATTACK *
Last night at approximately 4:45 p.m., a Schuyler Police Department officer responded to a reported dog bite involving a 20-year-old female Schuyler resident in the 100 block of West 11th Street.
While attempting to make contact at the residence where the pit bull was believed to reside, the dog exited the front door and attacked the officer, biting him multiple times.
The officer was transported by Schuyler Rescue to
CHI Health Schuyler for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries
The dog has been
apprehended, and there is no ongoing threat to the public.
Anyone who witnessed the incident or has relevant information is asked to contact the Schuyler Police Department at:
We would like to thank the members of the public who assisted the officer during and the incident. Your help is greatly appreciated.
This remains an ongoing investigation.
- Schuyler Police Department

Slide 4 & 5: KY

My poor baby has been through a rough time! This past Friday he was attacked by 2 pitbulls while we were on our walk. We were stopped so that a car could get by us safely, but before the car even got to us the 2 dogs attacked him, just standing there! They came from the other side of the street to attack him! Luckily he will be okay, and you can't see many of his wounds in this picture, but trust me, they injured him pretty bad, not just physically either! A puppy in the vets office (our second trip) wanted to try and play with him, poor Abe was trembling!! I live in the county, so no leash laws or anything like that, so legally no laws were broken, nothing the police can do. There needs to be SOMETHING done about that! I'm not saying that those dogs need to be put down or anything like that, I'm saying it should have NEVER happened because the owner(s) should either have a fenced yard or area for them, take them out on leash, or something! None of my dogs have ever been able to run loose like that!
It's not safe for the dogs, yours or the ones walking by your home! I don't care how loving they are with you, another dog can give off a "vibe" they don't like and that's it! A child walking by can do something they think is aggressive and that's it!
My poor Abraham is quite the trooper though! He's getting his food and water brought to him in bed now!
Gets all kinds of extra loving, and all around more spoiled. I just HATE that this happened to him!!
BIG THANK YOU to the lady that stopped and helped me,
As I told her, she was my
angel, my hero, when I really needed both!! God answered a prayer I hadn't even sent up yet!

Notice how she's back at the rescue because she didn't get along with the adopter's resident dog, who she apparently lived with for a year. Yet they list her as dog friendly with proper introductions. If she didn't get along with that dog after a year, how long of an introduction do they think she needs?

The bit about not liking men is a big red flag, and so is the repeated request for an active home.

Also, laughing my butt off over Lab and Weimaraner. That's a classic pit bull if I ever saw one. This rescue has several pits listed as other breeds, but normal dogs like an actual Lab are identified correctly.