The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) has been called in to investigate after a child was bitten by a police dog on Wednesday afternoon in the community of Erin Woods.

ASIRT said the incident happened about 2:55 p.m. and the police dog was on duty at the time.

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Officers were responding to reports of a stolen vehicle and were in the process of searching for a suspect.

ASIRT said the child, described as a young girl, was in a field that was part of the search area.

The girl was taken to hospital with minor injuries.

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Due to the traumatic nature of this incident, ASIRT said, the Calgary Police Service is providing support to the child and her family and will fully cooperate with the investigation.

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