Tuesday, August 31, 2010

From My Google Alerts- August 29, 2010



James B. Benson Jr., of the 900 block of Boggs Drive in Dover, was charged with attempted first-degree rape and four other offenses in the incident that happened about 2 p.m. Tuesday in the 500 block of N. West St. He attempted to rape an 18-year-old girl, but she was saved when her pit bull intervened and became aggressive toward the man. ______________
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On August 4, a pit bull named Bootsie was beaten with a baseball bat outside of a home. Police said they found the dog barely breathing beneath blankets in the backyard, and a freshly dug grave nearby. Police reports indicated up to seven people were home at the time. Police at the scene said a 14-year-old admitted to the crime.
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Last summer a man threw his pit bull named Oreo off a rooftop near Brooklyn. He was set to be sentenced August 30th. The case captured headlines last year around the city and region as animal-rights activists and dog-lovers cried out for the dog’s life to be spared. However, the young pit bull-mix named “Oreo,” who survived being thrown off the sixth-floor rooftop, was declared unfit to live because of her aggressive behavior, her caretakers said. She was euthanized in October 2009. RIP sweet Oreo.
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Denver may have to revise its pit bull ban, as it does not comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Three people have sued the city saying the 20-year-old ban prevents them from using pit bulls as service dogs. The first look into changing the law will be in September.
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A 5-year old boxer named Rocky fatally mauled a girl, age 4, while she played in the yard. Taylor was playing Wednesday in a yard near Iron Ridge where the 5-year-old boxer named Rocky was chained before it apparently freed itself and attacked. A sheriff says criminal charges seem unlikely in the death of a 4-year-old girl who was mauled to death by a family friend's dog.

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