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Dog attack sends woman to hospital
Naperville police say more charges possible
February 26, 2007
By BILL BIRD sun-times news group
Naperville police are considering filing criminal charges against a woman following an incident, in which the dog she was walking allegedly attacked and mauled two smaller dogs and repeatedly bit their owner and a good samaritan.
DuPage County Animal Care and Control officers as of Friday had not decided the fate of the 5-year-old male mixed American Staffordshire terrier implicated in a melee that sent the owner of the smaller dogs to a hospital, police Lt. Dave Hoffman said.
The confrontation occurred at 12:30 p.m. Feb. 15, as Naperville resident Bonnie S. Toye was walking the terrier.
Hoffman said the alleged attack occurred on the 100 block of East Bailey Road, in the city's southeast side.
The police report indicated the dog began snarling and lunging after it apparently caught sight of a 44-year-old neighborhood woman walking her two pet Cairn terriers on the same sidewalk.
The owner of the Cairn terriers was repeatedly bitten by Toye's dog as she tried to rescue her pets. A passerby, a 57-year-old man, also was bitten several times after he came to the woman's aid, Hoffman said.
The man declined emergency medical treatment, but the owner of the Cairn terriers was taken by ambulance to Edward Hospital in Naperville. Hoffman said he did not know the severity of the woman's injuries or whether or not she remained hospitalized Friday.
Toye also was bitten during the fracas but not seriously injured, Hoffman said. She ultimately brought the dog under control and returned it to its owner's home not far from the scene, he said.
Toye, 48, was issued a municipal public nuisance citation, although Hoffman said additional charges "may be pending."
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Naperville police say more charges possible
February 26, 2007
By BILL BIRD sun-times news group
Naperville police are considering filing criminal charges against a woman following an incident, in which the dog she was walking allegedly attacked and mauled two smaller dogs and repeatedly bit their owner and a good samaritan.
DuPage County Animal Care and Control officers as of Friday had not decided the fate of the 5-year-old male mixed American Staffordshire terrier implicated in a melee that sent the owner of the smaller dogs to a hospital, police Lt. Dave Hoffman said.
The confrontation occurred at 12:30 p.m. Feb. 15, as Naperville resident Bonnie S. Toye was walking the terrier.
Hoffman said the alleged attack occurred on the 100 block of East Bailey Road, in the city's southeast side.
The police report indicated the dog began snarling and lunging after it apparently caught sight of a 44-year-old neighborhood woman walking her two pet Cairn terriers on the same sidewalk.
The owner of the Cairn terriers was repeatedly bitten by Toye's dog as she tried to rescue her pets. A passerby, a 57-year-old man, also was bitten several times after he came to the woman's aid, Hoffman said.
The man declined emergency medical treatment, but the owner of the Cairn terriers was taken by ambulance to Edward Hospital in Naperville. Hoffman said he did not know the severity of the woman's injuries or whether or not she remained hospitalized Friday.
Toye also was bitten during the fracas but not seriously injured, Hoffman said. She ultimately brought the dog under control and returned it to its owner's home not far from the scene, he said.
Toye, 48, was issued a municipal public nuisance citation, although Hoffman said additional charges "may be pending."
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