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February 28, 2011

Police search for pit bull that attacked officer

Baltimore County police have put an alert about a white pit bull that attacked an officer in the Towson area today. Police warn people that if they see the dog, do not approach it, and call 911 immedately.

Here is a statement:

On February 28, 2011 at approximately 12:30 p.m., a Baltimore County Police Officer assigned to Precinct 06/Towson responded for an animal complaint on Deanwood Road. When the officer exited his vehicle he was attacked by two dogs and bit multiple times. The officer used his pepper spray to repel the dogs and was also affected by the spray.

The officer who has been employed by the Baltimore County Police Department for 6 years was taken to an area hospital for treatment. One of the dogs has been captured.

Police are asking anyone that sees a white pit bull with an orange spot on its backside to not approach the dog and call 911 immediately. The dog was last seen in the area of California Avenue and Harford Road.

Posted by Peter Hermann at 3:20 PM | Permalink | Comments (1)
Categories: Baltimore County, Confronting crime

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The officer should have gotten out of his car with his weapon drawn and wasted both those monsters there and then. Because he didn't, they could have attacked and killed someone and the one that's loose still might kill or badly injure someone.

Posted by: 2lacy | February 28, 2011 11:06 PM

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About Peter Hermann

Peter Hermann started covering news for The Baltimore Sun in 1990, first in Anne Arundel County and, starting in 1994, reporting on the Baltimore Police Department. In 2001, he was assigned to Jerusalem as the Baltimore Sun's Middle East correspondent. He returned in 2005 as an assistant city editor overseeing crime coverage. In 2008, Peter returned to the beat as a daily reporter and blogger. A recent BBC report featured him in a segment on the harsh realities of covering crime in Baltimore.

Coverage will focus on crime trends, problems in neighborhoods in the city and elsewhere, profiles of victims and police officers and try to offer readers a fresh perspective on one of the most vexing issues facing Baltimore and its future.

Contributing to this blog is Justin Fenton, who joined The Sun in 2005 and has covered the Baltimore City Police Department and the criminal justice system since 2008. His work includes an investigation into Cal Ripken Jr.’s minor league baseball stadium deal with his hometown of Aberdeen, a three-part series chronicling a ruthless con woman, coverage of the killing of five Amish children at a schoolhouse in Nickel Mines, Pa., and a job swap with a British crime reporter to explore differences in crime-fighting. A special report looking into how city police handle rape cases led to sweeping reforms that changed the way sexual assaults are investigated in Baltimore. He was recognized as the best reporter in Baltimore by the City Paper in 2010 and by Baltimore Magazine in 2011.

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