Off-leash pit bull mix captured after mauling in west end

Toronto police have successfully captured the brown pit bull mix that killed a smaller dog and injured its owner in an unprovoked attack earlier this week. The large dog, which had been abandoned in the Weston Road and Lawrence Avenue West area, was located and apprehended on Thursday after investigators issued a public safety alert. The capture brings relief to residents of the west-end neighborhood who had been concerned about the dangerous animal roaming the area.