Jul 16, 2015 Midlothian Pit Bull Kills Yorkie Mix

Midlothian - A resident told police she was forced to euthanize her small dog, a Yorkie mix, after it was attacked by a pit bill while she walking the dog July 16 in the 14800 block of Pulaski Road. The pit bull's owner was arrested on a Robbins warrant and ticketed for having a dog at large without a rabies vaccine or license.

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Jan 02, 2013 Pit bull bites visiting family member in the face

Midlothian - Pit bull bites person unprovoked.  The victim was treated at the emergency room and received stitches.

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Sep 17, 2012 Pit bull jumps fence to bite 6 month old Yorkie in own yard

File photo of Yorkie puppy

Midlothian - Police responded to a call about a pit bull biting another dog in the 3800 block of 153rd Street. At the scene, officers located the pit bull, known as Princess, in the backyard of a home, but they were unable to catch it. The dog jumped a fence into another yard, where it bit a 6-month-old Yorkie, named Sparkles, on the leg, breaking the skin.

Sparkles was taken to the University Park animal clinic for treatment.

Charles R. Wilke, 37, of the 3800 block of W. 153rd Street, Princess' owner, was cited for allowing the dog to run at-large, and issued a Nov. 5 court date. A Cook County Animal Control Animal Bite Report was completed and faxed to animal control offices.

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Oak Forest Patch Accessed: 2012-09-19. (Archived by WebCite^® at http://www.webcitation.org/6AnaZKKMr) 

Jul 15, 2011 Police Shooting of Dog Creates Outrage in Midlothian

Midlothian - A note from police saying they had left a “large dog” in his back yard awaited Michael Ryan when he returned to his Midlothian home one day last week from a trip to the grocery store.

Shortly thereafter, police came back to his house, claimed the dog was a vicious pit bull, shot it three times, watched it push its way under a fence and then searched for it up and down the block, trying in vain to catch it, according to witnesses and the police report.

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Southtown Star  Accessed: 2012-01-15. (Archived by WebCite^® at http://www.webcitation.org/64j6Vtcza)