by Pam G. Dempsey
DANVILLE – Delivering mail Tuesday afternoon in the 100 block of South Griffin Street was a typical day on the job for local letter carrier Wendy Hoskins.
But three staples in her head, three stitches in her hand and several cuts and bruises later marked this day as the worst dog attack Hoskins has ever had in the 20 years she's worked for the United States Postal Service.
"They made a beeline, came across the whole street, charging me," Hoskins said of the two pit bull dogs that attacked at around 4:30 p.m. Tuesday. "I was kicking and hitting and kicking and hitting. What made me survive is I fought back."
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Oct 11, 2006 Cops forced to kill pit bull to stop attack on woman
A pit bull charged and clamped down on a woman's arm as she was walking on a Far South Side sidewalk Monday night, prompting Chicago police officers to shoot and kill the dog when it refused to let go.
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Oct 4, 2006 Pit Bull Mauls 8-year old Girl Owner Charged with Reckless Conduct
October 4, 2006
(CBS) WAUKEGAN, Ill. A pit bull owner in Waukegan has been charged with reckless conduct after his dogs mauled a little girl.
CBS 2's Dana Kozlov reports the savage attack has some city lawmakers looking to strengthen Waukegan's dangerous dog ordinance.
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Aug 25, 2006 Zion Pit Bull Mix Attacks Dad, Son
Zion Pit Bull Mix Attacks Dad, Son
Zion - In the last 20 years, dog attacks have killed 238 Americans. Shane Colbert was afraid he and his song might be added to the list.
Colbert was walking home Sunday afternoon with his 6-year-old son from the Zion-Benton Public Library when they were attacked by a pit bull mix.
The dog, he said, climbed out of a hole in a wooden fence in an alley in the 2100 block of Gilead Avenue and jumped at them.
Colbert, who underwent surgery a week ago for a broken left wrist, defended the boy with his still-mending left arm.
"I was trying to defend my son with my left arm (that) I was not supposed to use. Otherwise, he would have been bitten," he said.
Colbert's intercession was fortuitious.
Colbert was treated at Vista East Medical Center in Waukegan for scratches on his right arm. There were no injuries on his left arm. His son, Kyle, was unharmed.
"He was crying and didn't know what to do," the father said of his frightened son.
He said they have walked in the alley many times on their way to the library and back. They were aware of the dog behind the fence, but there was no hole there before.
Colbert was bitter that the owners of the dog offered no aid after the incident.
The two year old pit bull went back home for a rabies observation because it had its shots.
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Zion - In the last 20 years, dog attacks have killed 238 Americans. Shane Colbert was afraid he and his song might be added to the list.
Colbert was walking home Sunday afternoon with his 6-year-old son from the Zion-Benton Public Library when they were attacked by a pit bull mix.
The dog, he said, climbed out of a hole in a wooden fence in an alley in the 2100 block of Gilead Avenue and jumped at them.
Colbert, who underwent surgery a week ago for a broken left wrist, defended the boy with his still-mending left arm.
"I was trying to defend my son with my left arm (that) I was not supposed to use. Otherwise, he would have been bitten," he said.
Colbert's intercession was fortuitious.
Colbert was treated at Vista East Medical Center in Waukegan for scratches on his right arm. There were no injuries on his left arm. His son, Kyle, was unharmed.
"He was crying and didn't know what to do," the father said of his frightened son.
He said they have walked in the alley many times on their way to the library and back. They were aware of the dog behind the fence, but there was no hole there before.
Colbert was bitter that the owners of the dog offered no aid after the incident.
The two year old pit bull went back home for a rabies observation because it had its shots.
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Jul 19, 2006 Lawsuit: Alton Pit Bull Bites Jogger Who Sues
Alton - An Alton woman claims her neighbor’s pit bull bit her while she was jogging, according to a personal injury lawsuit filed in Madison County.
Peggy McGinnis claims that on May 2 she was jogging on Ethel Avenue in a peaceable manner when Susan Gomer’s pit bull ran out of its house and across the street, viciously biting her on the left leg and ankle causing her to fall to the ground.
McGinnis claims Gomer failed to have the dog on a leash and failed to have the dog licensed as required by Alton City Code.
According to the complaint, McGinnis suffered severe laceration and puncture wounds to her left leg and ankle requiring hospitalization and surgery for treatment of infection.
McGinnis also claims she incurred substantial medical expenses, experienced pain and suffering, has permanent scarring and disfigurement, and has lost wages.
Represented by Richard Sharrard of Edwardsville, McGinnis is seeking damages in excess of $50,000.
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Peggy McGinnis claims that on May 2 she was jogging on Ethel Avenue in a peaceable manner when Susan Gomer’s pit bull ran out of its house and across the street, viciously biting her on the left leg and ankle causing her to fall to the ground.
McGinnis claims Gomer failed to have the dog on a leash and failed to have the dog licensed as required by Alton City Code.
According to the complaint, McGinnis suffered severe laceration and puncture wounds to her left leg and ankle requiring hospitalization and surgery for treatment of infection.
McGinnis also claims she incurred substantial medical expenses, experienced pain and suffering, has permanent scarring and disfigurement, and has lost wages.
Represented by Richard Sharrard of Edwardsville, McGinnis is seeking damages in excess of $50,000.
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Jun 28, 2006 Pit bull impounded after attack, police say
WHEELING — Authorities have impounded a pit bull owned by a Wheeling woman who was cited last week with failing to keep her dog on a leash and failing to have a valid Cook County rabies tag after the animal bit a 72-year-old man, police said Tuesday.
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Jun 06, 2006 Three Wheaton Pit Bulls Attack Poodle
Wheaton - Tootsie was clearly outnumbered.
The small Maltese poodle saw the three pit bulls coming and tried to hide behind a bush in Wheaton. But before she knew it, one pit bull had her on one end, and the second had her other end.
"They were pulling on her just like a rag doll," said Tootsie's neighbor Keith Kolar.
Kolar and Tootsie's owner, Frank Cacciato, wouldn't let Tootsie go down without a fight.
The two men, who had been working in their front yards in the 2300 block of Albright Lane on Friday evening when they saw the pit bulls attack, ran after them, trying everything they could to pull Tootsie away.
Cacciato ended up with a broken finger and sprained hand; Kolar, with bites in his hand, forearm and leg. Tootsie was left with bite marks across her neck, and 30 doggie stitches to boot.
One of the pit bulls met his end with Cacciato's bat. A second was taken away by Wheaton Animal Control. The third returned home to the 2300 block of Richmond Drive, where the dog's owners told police they have an electric invisible fence, but it was broken. The owners could not be reached for comment.
Police are investigating whether to charge the owners, Wheaton police Cmdr. Terry Mee said Monday.
Tootsie is still recuperating.
"She's not talking. Not barking," said Frank Cacciato's wife, Kathy. "But give her some time, and she'll be begging again."
It was the second incident involving pit bulls over the weekend.
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The small Maltese poodle saw the three pit bulls coming and tried to hide behind a bush in Wheaton. But before she knew it, one pit bull had her on one end, and the second had her other end.
"They were pulling on her just like a rag doll," said Tootsie's neighbor Keith Kolar.
Kolar and Tootsie's owner, Frank Cacciato, wouldn't let Tootsie go down without a fight.
The two men, who had been working in their front yards in the 2300 block of Albright Lane on Friday evening when they saw the pit bulls attack, ran after them, trying everything they could to pull Tootsie away.
Cacciato ended up with a broken finger and sprained hand; Kolar, with bites in his hand, forearm and leg. Tootsie was left with bite marks across her neck, and 30 doggie stitches to boot.
One of the pit bulls met his end with Cacciato's bat. A second was taken away by Wheaton Animal Control. The third returned home to the 2300 block of Richmond Drive, where the dog's owners told police they have an electric invisible fence, but it was broken. The owners could not be reached for comment.
Police are investigating whether to charge the owners, Wheaton police Cmdr. Terry Mee said Monday.
Tootsie is still recuperating.
"She's not talking. Not barking," said Frank Cacciato's wife, Kathy. "But give her some time, and she'll be begging again."
It was the second incident involving pit bulls over the weekend.
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