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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 …

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by Ben Crnic
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Neighbor’s Dog Bites Mom, 2-Year-Old Daughter In Westchester, Police Say Neighbor’s Dog Bites Mom, 2-Year-Old Daughter In Westchester, Police Say
Neighbor’s Dog Bites Mom, 2-Year-Old Daughter In Westchester, 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…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Authorities Look To Locate Owner Of Dog Who Bit Woman In Northern Westchester Authorities Look To Locate Owner Of Dog Who Bit Woman In Northern Westchester
Authorities Look To Locate Owner Of Dog Who Bit Woman In Northern Westchester 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…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
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…

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by Kathy Reakes
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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…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Two Dogs Quarantined After Breaking Through Screen Door, Biting Mailman In Westchester Two Dogs Quarantined After Breaking Through Screen Door, Biting Mailman In Westchester
Two Dogs Quarantined After Breaking Through Screen Door, Biting Mailman In Westchester A pair of dogs were forced to be put in a temporary quarantine after busting through a screen dog and attacking a mailman in Westchester, police said. A USPS mailman walked into Scarsdale Police Headquarters at approximately 5 p.m. on Wednesday, May 21, reporting that he had been bitten by a dog earlier in the day while delivering a package to a Webster Road home. The mailman told police that as he approached the front door of the Webster Road home, he saw two dogs that appeared to be secure behind a glass screen door, as the front door was open. He said that he heard the screen door lock “…

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by Zak Failla
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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…

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by Valerie Musson
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Dog Quarantined In Westchester After Biting Man Saving It From Car Dog Quarantined In Westchester After Biting Man Saving It From Car
Dog Quarantined In Westchester After Biting Man Saving It From Car A dog has been put into a temporary quarantine after it got loose and bit a White Plains man on the hand while he was in Scarsdale. A man from White Plains reported to police shortly before 2 p.m. on Saturday, June 9, that he had been bitten by a small white dog that was running in the middle of Post Road near the Scarsdale Public Library. According to police, the man stated he was bitten by the dog while he and several other people were attempting to help the dog to keep it from being hit by a car. The man went on to corral the dog, who was brought to Scarsdale Police Headquarters. The man…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Westchester Woman Suffers Injury Walking Dog After Being Bit, Police Say Westchester Woman Suffers Injury Walking Dog After Being Bit, Police Say
Westchester Woman Suffers Injury Walking Dog After Being Bit, Police Say An elderly Scarsdale woman was treated for minor injuries after being bit by a dog in the village over the weekend. A 72-year-old woman reported to investigators at Scarsdale Police Headquarters on Saturday, April 14 that she had been bitten in the leg by another dog - possibly a pit bull - while she was walking hers in front of Julia B. Fee Sotheby’s Realty on Chase Road earlier that afternoon. According to the police report released on Monday morning, the woman said the second dog “lunged at her dog and as she attempted to pull the dog away, the dog bit her left leg, holding on to her leg…

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by Zak Failla