OPP officer injured after dog attack near Hamilton QEW

An Ontario Provincial Police officer has minor injuries after a bulldog attacked her while she was responding to a complaint near the Red Hill Valley Parkway in Hamilton early Monday morning.

Police say a male and female officer responded around 6:30 a.m. to the area of the Red Hill Valley Parkway and the QEW Toronto-bound ramp following reports of pedestrians on the highway.

OPP say the female officer sustained minor injuries after a large, aggressive dog charged at her.

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She then shot the dog twice, but it eventually ran away.

City of Hamilton Animal Services were called to the area around 11 a.m. to bring the canine – believed to be an American bulldog – to a veterinarian clinic.

No charges have been laid at this time.

OPP say they are continuing to investigate.

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