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Aggressive Dog Shot, Killed After Getting Loose, Targeting Family In Virginia, Police Say Aggressive Dog Shot, Killed After Getting Loose, Targeting Family In Virginia, Police Say
Aggressive Dog Shot, Killed After Getting Loose, Targeting Family In Virginia, Police Say A 56-year-old man was forced to shoot a dog that got loose and went after him while he was walking his own pet in Prince William County over the weekend, police say. Officers were called on Saturday, Oct. 19 to a neighborhood in Manassas when the man and other family members were walking their dogs and were accosted by a pit bull that broke free from a nearby home. The incident was reported at around 10:45 a.m. in the 10700 block of Balls Ford Road. According to the Prince William County Police Department, during the encounter, the man fatally shot the fast-charging dog, while a second dog…

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by Zak Failla
News
MPD Officer Fired Shots At Dog During Attack That Hospitalized Toddler In DC: Police MPD Officer Fired Shots At Dog During Attack That Hospitalized Toddler In DC: Police
MPD Officer Fired Shots At Dog During Attack That Hospitalized Toddler In DC: Police An investigation has been launched in Northeast DC following a dog attack that left a toddler hospitalized, police say. Shortly before 10:30 a.m. on Thursday morning, an officer from the Metropolitan Police Department responded to the 4500 block of Clermont Drive NE, where there was a report of an animal attack involving the child. During the incident, the responding officer discharged his weapon toward the dog to help defuse the situation. According to police, a toddler was treated and taken by paramedics to an area hospital for evaluation of what were described as non-life-threatening in…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Dogs Quarantined After Vicious Attack On Child, Adults In Virginia Dogs Quarantined After Vicious Attack On Child, Adults In Virginia
Dogs Quarantined After Vicious Attack On Child, Adults In Virginia Two dogs are banned from leaving their owner's property for 10 days after they both viciously attacked a child and two adults, authorities in northern Virginia said. The dogs were inadvertently let off the owner's property on the 9000 block of Winterest Drive in Manassas, on Monday, June 26, city police said. One of the dogs bit a child, and then a relative who tried pulling the animal off, police said. A neighbor who came outside to assist with the second dog was bitten, too. Both dogs were under quarantine and the owner is required to come up with a safety plan for letting their dogs off…

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by Cecilia Levine
Obituaries
VA Boy Killed In MD Dog Attack Was Smiley, Happy Child, Family Says VA Boy Killed In MD Dog Attack Was Smiley, Happy Child, Family Says
VA Boy Killed In MD Dog Attack Was Smiley, Happy Child, Family Says A Virginia family is mourning the loss of their 2-year-old son who died after being attacked by a dog while visiting relatives in Maryland. The Marshall, VA, boy — whose family requested anonymity — went into cardiac arrest after being bitten by the animal on the 400 block of West B Street around 5:15 p.m. Tuesday, April 4, authorities said. He was flown to Frederick Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 7:09 p.m., his family says. The boy was being remembered in his obituary as a happy child who loved trains, dinosaurs, Blippi, fire trucks and PAW Patrol. "He just simpl…

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by Cecilia Levine
News
VA Toddler Dies After Being Bitten By Dog Visiting Family In Frederick: Officials VA Toddler Dies After Being Bitten By Dog Visiting Family In Frederick: Officials
VA Toddler Dies After Being Bitten By Dog Visiting Family In Frederick: Officials A toddler has died after being attacked by a dog on Tuesday night in Frederick County, authorities announced. At approximately 5:15 p.m. on Tuesday, April 4, first responders were called to the 400 block of West B Street, where a 2-year-old reportedly went into cardiac arrest after being bitten by a dog. The child was airlifted by Maryland State Police to Frederick Health Hospital, where he later died from his injuries. Brunswick Police and Frederick Animal Control are investigating the dog attack. Police say that the child and his family are Fauquier County natives from Virginia. No oth…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Virginia Police Officer Shoots Two Dogs Attacking Him During Welfare Check: Authorities Virginia Police Officer Shoots Two Dogs Attacking Him During Welfare Check: Authorities
Virginia Police Officer Shoots Two Dogs Attacking Him During Welfare Check: Authorities A police officer shot two dogs who were attacking him while he was conducting a welfare check in Virginia, authorities said. Prince William County police were called to a home on the 13900 block of Telegraph Rd. in Woodbridge around 10:05 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 28. When an officer began speaking with the resident, two pit bull dogs pushed past the man and charged at the officer, police said.  One of the dogs bit the officer in the hip while the other dog latched onto his vest. The officer was able to move into the front yard, where he shot both dogs, police said.  Both dogs were …

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by Nicole Acosta