THREE high risk missing people were found thanks to the help of a police dog in Widnes.

PD Toro assisted his handler following reports of missing persons in the area in the early hours of this morning, Tuesday.

In a post on X, Cheshire Police said: "They located and detained three high risk missing people that had been seen trying car doors and had made off from patrols in the Widnes area."

The Cheshire North West Police Dogs post praised PD Toro for his work.