A Maple Heights police officer shot a pit bull that a neighbor reported was being "loose and aggressive" Thursday morning after the dog ran toward the officer, police said. The dog was taken to a veterinarian for treatment by its owner,

A dog which bit and injured two police officers has been destroyed, their force said. The officers were at a home on Reaseheath Way, Henhull, Nantwich, on Friday, as part of an investigation, Cheshire Police said. When they were there, the dog bit them, causing injuries which needed hospital treatment.