Authorities said the group's leader is a pit mix and is “highly aggressive." The dog has a history of killing small animals and is a 'huge problem."

Police in a North Carolina town were on the hunt Monday for a pack of dogs that has been roaming the streets and terrorizing residents for weeks, and had caught one of them.

The pack of wild dogs has a lead dog that "is a pit mix and is highly aggressive, with a history of attacking and killing small animals," according to Scotland Neck police.

Authorities said the group's leader is a "highly aggressive" pit mix with a history of killing small animals. Officials captured him Monday.