Jul 14, 2007 Cops say dogs bred to kill

Raid shuts down major dog-fighting operation

By Matthew Walberg, Tribune staff reporter. Freelance reporter Wendy E. Normandy contributed to this report.

SOUTH HOLLAND - Dozens of fighting dogs -- many of them scarred, starved and scared -- were removed from a barn in South Holland on Friday in what officials described as a major bust of a high-end breeding and training operation.

"Today we made the largest seizure of dogs in the history of the state of Illinois," Cook County Sheriff Thomas Dart said at a news conference outside the home of the dogs' owner, a 29-year-old man now facing felony charges related to dog fighting and animal cruelty.

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Jul 06, 2007 Eight pit bulls were seized and three arrested for dogfighting

In the first six months of 2007 at least 300 dogs were confiscated by the Chicago animal crimes unit, most of them were pit bull fighting dogs.  Chicago's animal control's policy is to try and adopt these hundreds of fighting dogs back into the community.

Chicago - Using a different strategy to combat suspected gang activity, Chicago police said Thursday they searched a Southwest Side home and arrested three individuals on suspicion of dogfighting.
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Since the beginning of the year, at least 300 dogs have been confiscated by the unit, he said. The majority were pit bull terriers that showed signs of being used as fighting dogs, officers said.

More than a dozen individuals have been charged this year with felony dogfighting, police said.

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Jun 18, 2007 Joliet woman hospitalized in pit bull attack

Joliet - A Joliet woman attacked by two pit bulls was recovering at a hospital after suffering several bites that will require plastic surgery, according to officials and a relative.

The dogs attacked Stephanie Nielson, 23, about 11 p.m. Saturday in the 0-99 block of South Cagwin Avenue, Joliet Police Lt. Les O'Connor said. She was walking with her cousin, Erica Pantoja, when the attack happened, O'Connor said.

A nursing supervisor at Provena St. Joseph Medical Center in Joliet said Sunday evening that Nielson was in good condition. The dogs' owner, Ira Scott, was cited by animal control officials, O'Connor said. "For whatever reason, they were loose, they got out and attacked Ms. Nielson," O'Connor said. In an interview with CLTV, Pantoja said she and her cousin were coming home from watching fireworks late Saturday. When they got to Pantoja's driveway, the pit bulls ran out and attacked Nielson.

Nielson tried to fend off the dogs. Her cousin ran into the house to get help. Pantoja said the dogs ripped chunks out of Nielson's arm.

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May 27, 2007 Elgin: Cop shot by fellow officer in Elgin

Pit bull killed after charging at police

Elgin - An Elgin police officer was shot in the leg by a fellow officer Thursday after a pit bull charged at them while they were trying to serve an arrest warrant, officials said.

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The pit bull was killed by police gunfire.

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Smith said Ericson, a nine-year veteran of the department, may have been struck by a ricochet.

By Mark Shuman and Amanda Marrazzo

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May 24, 2007 Pit bull euthanized after two attacks

RIVERSIDE — A pit bull that killed one dog and injured another in separate incidents last month in Riverside has been euthanized by order of the village's police chief, officials said Wednesday.

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May 23, 2007 Beach Park Home Was Used For Dogfighting

Beach Park - Lake County sheriff's officers broke up a dogfighting operation in Beach Park and confiscated 16 pit bulls used for fighting.

Many of the dogs appeard to have been injured in dogfights.  A warrant was issued for the arrest of ANTHONY BROWN, 24, who had rented the house.

ANTHONY BROWN was convicted in 2004  of aggravated battery with a weapon.

The dogs were turned over to the Lake County Health Dept. and ten were euthanized.

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May 22, 2007 Bullet intended for pit bull hits bystander

Chicago - A Chicago police officer who was attacked by a pit bull on the South Side accidentally shot a person while trying to shoot the dog early Monday, authorities said.

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