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Virginia Officer, Neighbors Bitten After Pack Of Rottweilers Runs Loose: Police Virginia Officer, Neighbors Bitten After Pack Of Rottweilers Runs Loose: Police
Virginia Officer, Neighbors Bitten After Pack Of Rottweilers Runs Loose: Police Gunshots rang out this week in an otherwise quiet Virginia neighborhood when a pack of three Rottweilers got loose and bit several neighbors and a police officer, authorities said.  A vicious animal complaint ended with one dog shot, two surrendered, and a Manassas pet owner facing charges, according to Prince William County Police. The incident was reported on Wednesday, Aug. 20, around 8:45 a.m. when officers were called to the 7500 block of Whitehall Drive, where the dogs were found roaming the neighborhood and acting aggressively after biting two people. When officers arrived, the…

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Dogs Taken Into Custody Following Multiple Bites, Charging At Officers In Virginia: Police Dogs Taken Into Custody Following Multiple Bites, Charging At Officers In Virginia: Police
Dogs Taken Into Custody Following Multiple Bites, Charging At Officers In Virginia: 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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Police K9 Key To Tracking Down Assault, Strangulation Suspect In Virginia, Sheriff Says Police K9 Key To Tracking Down Assault, Strangulation Suspect In Virginia, Sheriff Says
Police K9 Key To Tracking Down Assault, Strangulation Suspect In Virginia, 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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