A MAN has been charged after a dog was allegedly dangerously out of control at a McDonald's restaurant in St Helens.
Police attended the fast food restaurant on Church Street, on the morning of Saturday, March 29.
At around 5.20am, it was reported that a man went to the McDonald’s, and was in possession of a dog that was dangerously out of control.
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Emergency services were called to the scene and a suspect was located nearby when the dog reportedly bit an officer to her leg.
The officer did not suffer any serious injuries, police said.
Paul Hopwood, of Napier Close, St Helens, has been charged with two counts of owning or being in charge of a dog dangerously out of control and also owning or being in charge of a dog dangerously out of control causing injury.
Hopwood, 53, is due to appear at Liverpool, Knowsley and St Helens Magistrates' Court on May 7.
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