Dangerous pit bulls seized (From Streatham Guardian)
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Dangerous pit bulls seized in West Norwood
5:30pm Thursday 11th October 2012 in News By Alice Foster, Reporter
Pit bull terriers are a banned breed
Dangerous pit bull terriers were seized and their owner arrested on Wednesday.
Police seized two dogs from a property in West Norwood and arrested a 25-year-old man at about 7am.
Residents contacted police after the pit bulls attacked other dogs in Norwood Park leaving one badly injured with a collapsed lung.
Gipsy Hill Safer Neighbourhoods Team, with officers from the Status Dog Unit and Norwood Local Policing Team, entered the property in Gladstone Terrace with a warrant.
The man arrested for possession of dangerous dogs remains in custody.
To report dangerous dogs to the Safer Neighbourhoods Team visit content.met.police.uk/Team/Lambeth/GipsyHill
