Article: Drug guard dog is put down after PC attack.

A dog used to guard drugs has been put down after savaging a policeman during a raid.

The bull mastiff bit PC Michael Parker on the leg, causing serious tendon injuries, during the incident at Birkdale Drive, Savick, Preston.

A week later, the owner Daniel Monk, 21, was jailed for 22 months after pleading guilty to charges unconnected with the raid at his home last month.

Monk, who admitted possession of cannabis and cocaine with intent to supply at Preston Crown Court, was branded a "warehouseman" for cocaine with a street value of [pounds sterling]1,800.

PC Scott Archer, the community beat manager for Larches and Savick, said: "It ...

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