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Dog Bite

Woodbridge, VA
News
Dogs Taken Into Custody Following Multiple Attacks, Charging At Officers In Gainesville: Police Dogs Taken Into Custody Following Multiple Attacks, Charging At Officers In Gainesville: Police
Dogs Taken Into Custody Following Multiple Attacks, Charging At Officers In Gainesville: Police A pair of dogs are being held in custody by police in Virginia following multiple incidents where they went after area residents in Prince William County, police say. Officers were called around noon on Saturday, Sept. 28 to the 7500 block of Brunson Circle in Gainsville, where two loose dogs - described as german shepherds - bit two different people. The dogs were located, according to a spokesperson from the Prince William County Police Department, and they proceeded to attack another man and charged at the officers, resulting in one discharging his weapon, which grazed one of the animals…

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by Zak Failla
Stafford, VA
News
Police K9 Key To Tracking Down Assault, Strangulation Suspect In Stafford County, Sheriff Says Police K9 Key To Tracking Down Assault, Strangulation Suspect In Stafford County, Sheriff Says
Police K9 Key To Tracking Down Assault, Strangulation Suspect In Stafford County, Sheriff Says The Stafford County Sheriff's Office let the dogs out, and it resulted in a suspect being swiftly apprehended, officials say. Kayshawn Purdie, 25, was quick, but he wasn't quick enough to outrun police K9 Titan, who was key in taking down the man wanted for an assault. According to a spokesperson from the sheriff's office, shortly before 12:30 a.m. on Monday, Aug. 26, deputies were called to Garrison Woods to investigate a reported assault. Investigators say that Purdie assaulted a woman, prevented her from calling the police, then strangled her as she was attempting to leave an area home.…

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by Zak Failla
Yorktown, NY
Police & Fire
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
Northern Highlands, NJ
Neighbors
USR Girl Bitten By Dog Undergoes Surgery, Sees Community Support USR Girl Bitten By Dog Undergoes Surgery, Sees Community Support
USR Girl Bitten By Dog Undergoes Surgery, Sees Community Support A family in Upper Saddle River needs all the help they can get after their 3-year-old daughter was severely injured after being bitten by a dog — and their neighbors are rising to the occasion.  On Friday, April 21, Willow Galasso was playing with the family dog when the dog became startled and bit her face, according to a GoFundMe campaign. She was taken to Valley Hospital and then transferred to Hackensack University Medical Center's trauma center because of the severity of her injuries, according to the campaign set up by Diana Reinkraut, a friend of the family. Willow underwent em…

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by Sam Barron
Dorchester, MA
Police & Fire
Dog Shot Dead By Boston Police While Serving Arrest Warrant In Mattapan: Police Dog Shot Dead By Boston Police While Serving Arrest Warrant In Mattapan: Police
Dog Shot Dead By Boston Police While Serving Arrest Warrant In Mattapan: Police A Boston Police Officer shot and killed a dog that bit them while serving an arrest warrant in Mattapan this week, the department reports.  The incident happened at 28 Michigan Avenue1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 19. After officers placed the suspect into custody, one officer shot at two dogs after one bit an officer. A second officer also fired their weapon striking both dogs, police said.  The officer who was bit was taken to a hospital for non-life-threatening injuries, as was the officer who shot at the dog, in accordance with procedure related to discharging a …

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by Morgan Gonzales
Reading, PA
Police & Fire
Rookie Cop Awarded For Saving Berks Woman Attacked By Dog Rookie Cop Awarded For Saving Berks Woman Attacked By Dog
Rookie Cop Awarded For Saving Berks Woman Attacked By Dog Don't call it beginner's luck.  Officer Justin Schlottman, the most recent hire at the Robeson Township Police Department in Berks County, was recognized by Reading Hospital after rendering vital first-aid to a dog bite victim, the department announced.  According to his superiors, Officer Schlottman responded to a 911 call regarding a woman who was badly bleeding after being attacked by a dog. Several bystanders had tried to help staunch the bleeding before first responders were called, but to no avail, authorities said.  On arrival, Schlottman assessed the wound …

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by Mac Bullock
Hagerstown, MD
News
Man Airlifted To Maryland Hospital After Dog Bites Off Thumb: Report (DEVELOPING) Man Airlifted To Maryland Hospital After Dog Bites Off Thumb: Report (DEVELOPING)
Man Airlifted To Maryland Hospital After Dog Bites Off Thumb: Report (Developing) A man was airlifted to a Baltimore hospital after getting his thumb bit off by a dog in Washington County, according to an unconfirmed report. In Williamsport, a 73-year-old man reportedly had his right thumb completely bit off by a dog at approximately 4 p.m. on Drop Road on Thursday, Sept. 1. The thumb was located and placed on ice and a helicopter was called to fly the victim to the Curtis Hand Center at Medstar Union Memorial Hospital in Baltimore, the report states. No other information was immediately available. This is a developing story. Check Daily Voice for new information as i…

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by Zak Failla
Yonkers, NY
Police & Fire
Neighbor’s Dog Bites Mom, 2-Year-Old Daughter In Yonkers, Police Say Neighbor’s Dog Bites Mom, 2-Year-Old Daughter In Yonkers, Police Say
Neighbor’s Dog Bites Mom, 2-Year-Old Daughter In Yonkers, 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
Paterson, NJ
News
Child Bitten On Cheek, Adult On Arm By Dog In Clifton Child Bitten On Cheek, Adult On Arm By Dog In Clifton
Child Bitten On Cheek, Adult On Arm By Dog In Clifton A young child and an adult were hospitalized after being bitten by a dog Thursday in Clifton, authorities confirmed. The incident occurred at a private home on Knapp Avenue, just off Randolph Avenue, around 1 p.m., Police Lt. Robert Bracken said. The Shepherd mix bit the girl on the cheek and an adult on the arm, Bracken said. Both were taken to St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center, he said. Neither was considered seriously injured, the lieutenant said. Animal control officers were called, he said. INCIDENTS VIDEO/PHOTOS: Mark Rosetti (demonracer2 / YouTube)

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by Jerry DeMarco
Brookfield, CT
Police & Fire
Police Looking To Locate Owner Of Dog That Bit Person On Fairfield County Roadway Police Looking To Locate Owner Of Dog That Bit Person On Fairfield County Roadway
Police Looking To Locate Owner Of Dog That Bit Person On Fairfield County Roadway Police are searching for the owner of a dog that bit a person who was attempting to remove the dog from the roadway in Fairfield County. The incident took place in New Canaan in the area of Ponus Ridge Road and Bennington Place. A small white dog with a black electric fence collar bit the person at about 4:30 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 3, and then ran off, according to New Canaan Police Department. New Canaan Animal Control wants to find the dog's owner to confirm if the dog is rabies vaccinated. Anyone with information is asked to call New Canaan Animal Control at 203-594-3510.

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by Nicole Valinote
Mount Pleasant, NY
News
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
Mount Pleasant, NY
Police & Fire
Northern Westchester Man Receives Summons For Failing To Register Dog Following Bite Northern Westchester Man Receives Summons For Failing To Register Dog Following Bite
Northern Westchester Man Receives Summons For Failing To Register Dog Following 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
Mount Pleasant, NY
Police & Fire
Man Charged After Unleashed German Shepherd Bites Dog In Northern Westchester, Police Say Man Charged After Unleashed German Shepherd Bites Dog In Northern Westchester, Police Say
Man Charged After Unleashed German Shepherd Bites Dog In Northern Westchester, Police Say 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
Bedford, NY
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
Mount Pleasant, NY
Police & Fire
Owner Charged After Unvaccinated Pit Bull Bites Delivery Man In Northern Westchester Owner Charged After Unvaccinated Pit Bull Bites Delivery Man In Northern Westchester
Owner Charged After Unvaccinated Pit Bull Bites Delivery Man In Northern Westchester 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
Darien, CT
Police & Fire
Dog Lunges At, Bites Jogger While Owner Holding Leash Talks On Cell Phone In Darien, Police Say Dog Lunges At, Bites Jogger While Owner Holding Leash Talks On Cell Phone In Darien, Police Say
Dog Lunges At, Bites Jogger While Owner Holding Leash Talks On Cell Phone In Darien, Police Say A man was bitten by a dog while jogging on the sidewalk of Route 1 (Post Road), Darien Police say. The incident occurred around 1 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 22. A female with a dog on a leash was walking toward the jogger. He allegedly had to move from the sidewalk to the road to avoid the dog. As he passed, the dog lunged at him and bit him in the hamstring. The victim also said that the dog’s owner was on the phone at the time of the incident and didn’t initially realize that he had been bitten. The female apologized and both parties went their separate ways. After seeking medical attention,…

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by Valerie Musson
Fairfield, CT
Police & Fire
Police: Dog Bites Man On Post Road As Woman Refuses To Pick Up After Her Pet Police: Dog Bites Man On Post Road As Woman Refuses To Pick Up After Her Pet
Police: Dog Bites Man On Post Road As Woman Refuses To Pick Up After Her Pet A business owner who approached a woman who failed to pick up after her dogs outside his business suffered a bite wound to his leg during the confrontation, prompting a police investigation. The man met with a Darien Animal Control officer on Tuesday, Nov. 6, when he said he was leaving his retail establishment at 365 Boston Post Road, when he noticed a woman on the property walking two dogs. According to police, one of the dogs defecated on the property, approximately 25 feet from the road. When the business owner approached the woman and asked her to clean up after the dog, she refus…

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by Zak Failla
Armonk, NY
News
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
Scarsdale, NY
Police & Fire
Scarsdale Woman Suffers Injury Walking Dog After Being Bit, Police Say Scarsdale Woman Suffers Injury Walking Dog After Being Bit, Police Say
Scarsdale 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