Alton - An Alton man is suing his neighbor and her friend, claiming he was attacked by a pit bull while on a walk.
Antonio M. Brown Sr. filed the lawsuit against Megan Page and Ginger Stodgsdill Sept. 30 in Madison County Circuit Court.
Brown says he was walking down his street near his neighbor's house when he was allegedly attacked by the dog. Brown says the dog bit him, puncturing his right leg and injuring his ribs. Page lives in the house where the alleged attack happened. Stodgsdill owns the dog.
Brown seeks an unspecified amount of money for injuries, medical bills and court costs.
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The Madison St. Clair Record
Oct 05, 2010 Daily Record - Cat killed and Dog attacked
The Animal Warden took possession of a pit bull dog after police received a report at 5:32 p.m. Saturday from the 400 block of North 16th Street that the animal was attacking another dog.
A resident in the 12300 block of East Oakton Road reported at 6:53 p.m. Saturday that a pit bull dog had attacked and killed a cat. The dog had been shot and wounded. Animal Control was notified.
Mt. Vernon Register-News
Oct 01, 2010 Two Loose Pit Bulls Attack, Kill Yorkie in West Peoria
WEST PEORIA —Two loose pit bulls attacked a Yorkshire Terrier in its backyard Tuesday afternoon, according to a report by the Peoria County Sheriff's Department. The dog died from bite wounds later in the day at a veterinary clinic.
The owners will not be charged criminally, as no state criminal law applies in the case, she said.
Sep 27, 2010 South Roxana Officer Shoots Pit Bull to Death
South Roxana - A police officer shot and killed a pit bull during the weekend after it attacked him when he responded to a call reporting a dog running loose in the neighborhood.
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Sep 17, 2010 Board Declares Three Pit Bulls 'Dangerous, Vicious' Fines Owner
By Barry Cleveland
CROSSVILLE - Wayne Spicer, the village animal control officer, said the Richards Street resident in question has five pit bulls. He has received two signed complaints about the dogs running loose and threatening people, as well as a verbal complaint from a woman who found the dogs in her garage, eating her cat food, and ignored her efforts to shoo them away.
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Sep 17, 2010 Pit bulls attack each other and bite a man in separate incidents
Mt. Vernon - A resident in the 800 block of South 19th Street reported that a loose pit bull attacked another at 5:16 p.m. Wednesday.
A resident in the 16500 block of North Illinois Highway 37 reported a pit bull bit him after he tried to check its tags at 6:08 a.m. Thursday.
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Sep 16, 2010 Evanston Man Charged with Having Unsterilized Pit Bulls
EVANSTON - Prompted by a resident's report of animal cruelty, police raided an Evanston Friday and charged the owner with possession of unsterilized dogs by a felon.
On June 3, an anonymous caller told police they'd seen a person wearing a padded bite suit in the 2100 block of Jackson Avenue, according to Evanston police.
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