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Dog Bite Results In Arrest Of 52-Year-Old In Yorktown: Police Dog Bite Results In Arrest Of 52-Year-Old In Yorktown: Police
Dog Bite Results In Arrest Of 52-Year-Old In Yorktown: Police A Northern Westchester woman faces charges after a reported dog bite led officers to discover that her pet was unlicensed, police said. Yorktown Heights resident Caroline Murphy, age 52, was served a criminal summons on Wednesday, June 28 for failing to license her dog, according to Yorktown Police.  The summons stemmed from an incident on Wednesday, May 10 around 7:30 p.m., when police received a report of an alleged dog bite in Yorktown. An investigation conducted by the department determined that the dog involved in the incident, owned by Murphy, was not licensed, resulting in the …
Neighbor’s Dog Bites Mom, 2-Year-Old Daughter In Hudson Valley, Police Say Neighbor’s Dog Bites Mom, 2-Year-Old Daughter In Hudson Valley, Police Say
Neighbor’s Dog Bites Mom, 2-Year-Old Daughter In Hudson Valley, Police Say A mother and her toddler are recovering after being bitten by a neighbor's dog in Westchester County. The incident took place in Yonkers around midnight on Monday, June 20. According to investigators, the mother and her 2-year-od daughter were walking out of their apartment building at 279 South Broadway when a pit bull named Onyx ran out of an apartment and was startled by the pair, said Det. Lt. Dean Politopoulos, of the Yonkers Police Department. The child was bitten in the face and the mother received lacerations to her ankle and above her left eyebrow, Plitopoulos said. The owne…
Authorities Look To Locate Owner Of Dog Who Bit Woman In Area Authorities Look To Locate Owner Of Dog Who Bit Woman In Area
Authorities Look To Locate Owner Of Dog Who Bit Woman In Area Officials in Northern Westchester are seeking the public’s assistance in tracking down a dog and its owner after it bit a woman near an area condominium complex. A woman was walking near the Oakridge Condominium complex in South Salem at approximately 1:45 p.m. on Wednesday, April 28 when she was unexpectedly bitten by the basset hound being walked by a woman. Joan Dooley, the Dog Control Officer for Lewisboro and Pound Ridge, said that the woman who was bit did not stop to address the bite with the dog’s owner, as she was caught off guard, surprised and scared by the incident, and she fail…
Yorktown Man Receives Summons For Failing To Register Dog After Bite Yorktown Man Receives Summons For Failing To Register Dog After Bite
Yorktown Man Receives Summons For Failing To Register Dog After Bite A 31-year-old Northern Westchester man was served a criminal summons for failing to register his dog after it allegedly bit a person. William Henriquez, of Yorktown, was cited on Saturday, Oct. 31, after Yorktown Police responded to a home on Arbour Lane in Yorktown Heights for a report of a dog bite, police said. According to police, on Thursday, May 28, police responded to the home for a report of an alleged dog bite. Following an investigation, officers found that Henriquez did not have a license for the dog in question. As a result, a criminal summons was applied for. Henriquez was re…
Police: Yorktown Man Charged After Unleashed German Shepherd Bites Dog Police: Yorktown Man Charged After Unleashed German Shepherd Bites Dog
Police: Yorktown Man Charged After Unleashed German Shepherd Bites Dog A man is facing charges after police say he allowed his dog to run at large in Northern Westchester, which resulted in a dog bite. Yorktown Police say Ernesto Vargas, 50, of Yorktown was arrested on Wednesday, Sept. 18 after he allegedly allowed his dog to run at large in the area of Frost Road. Police say they received a call from a resident stating that a dog was running at large in the area on Friday, Aug. 23 around 6 p.m. Further investigation revealed that a brown- and black-colored German Shepherd, found to be owned by Vargas, was running off-leash on Frost Road, resulting in a bite…
Owner Charged After Unvaccinated Pit Bull Bites Delivery Man In Yorktown Owner Charged After Unvaccinated Pit Bull Bites Delivery Man In Yorktown
Owner Charged After Unvaccinated Pit Bull Bites Delivery Man In Yorktown The owner of a pit bull is facing charges after the unvaccinated dog bit a delivery man in Northern Westchester, police said. The arrest comes months after the initial incident when Yorktown Police responded to a residence on Cording Road after hearing a report of a dog bite on Sunday, Nov. 25 around 8:30 p.m. The food delivery person stated that a pit bull jumped onto him as he was leaving the residence. Further investigation revealed that the pit bull was allegedly unlicensed and unvaccinated for rabies at the time of the incident. As a result, the dog’s owner, 52-year…