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Elderly woman assaulted, dog snatched
An 82-year-old woman in Detroit has lost her Sugar Daddy.
The woman, named Audrey, said she was about to get into her car when a suspect assaulted her in front of her home, snagged her 7-year-old shih tzu, Sugar Daddy, and tried to steal her second shih tzu, Baby Doll.
“He caught Sugar Daddy, and he tried to get Baby Doll,” the woman, who wasn’t identified by her full name, told WXYZ. “He couldn’t get Baby Doll, she fought back. He took Sugar Daddy and left.”
Audrey says she has been unable to sleep since the dog was taken” “I wake up all in the middle of the night thinking about him. Every time I close my eyes I see him.”
A suspect, described as in his 20s, was waiting in the woman’s driveway, where the attack took place, and another suspect was waiting nearby in a car.
Surveillance video from a nearby school showed a car backing up to Audrey’s house on Detroit’s West Side, and what appears to be two men trying to steal the dogs.
Baby Doll ran from the men, and almost got run over by a garbage truck as she fled.
Audrey and her family members have put up flyers about Sugar Daddy’s disappearance and are offering a reward his return.
Posted by jwoestendiek March 20th, 2013 under Muttsblog.
Tags: animals, assault, detroit, dog, dogs, pets, reward, shih-tzu, stolen, sugar daddy, theft
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Who, really, should be on the leash?
After a dalmatian owner showed some spotty behavior in Central Park, he has been sued by the man who claims he was attacked by him — aptly enough, the owner of a pointer.
The New York Daily News reports that Jeffrey Drogin, owner of a German shorthaired pointer who has competed at Westminster, is suing the owner of the dalmatian he says he was trying to save his dog from.
Drogin said he had just pulled the dalmatian off his dog when the dalmatian’s owner, Ralph Wachtel, 74, “cold cocked and pummeled” him “without provocation or warning,” according to a Manhattan Supreme Court lawsuit.
“His dog was on top of my dog, attacking my dog, and I lifted him off by the collar and was walking him away from the fight,” Drogin, a 59-year-old Manhattan engineer, told the Daily News.
Drogin said Wachtel punched him in the head, back and face, breaking one of his teeth. “I made a point of not hitting back. I didn’t want to hit a man that was 10 years older than me.”
Apparently there was some ill will between the dogs, and the dog owners, even before the March 8, 2012 incident, which the Daily News said led to assault charges against Wachtel.
Drogin said Wachtel’s dalmatians had previously gone after his dog Homer, and some of his puppies, too.
Drogin is seeking an unspecified monetary award.
The Daily News said no comment was offered by either Wachtel, or his wife — who the newspaper’s “puparazzi” confronted as she left the couple’s apartment to walk the dalmatians, Arrow and Target.
(Photo: Andrew Savulich / New York Daily News)
Posted by jwoestendiek March 8th, 2013 under Muttsblog.
Tags: animals, assault, behavior, breeds, central park, dogs, fighting, german short-haired pointer, homer, humans, jeffrey drogin, lawsuit, leashes, new york, park, pets, prizewinning, ralph wachtel, westminster
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Waco man charged with strangling and eating dog while high on K-2
A Texas man who claimed to be high on the drug K-2 attacked a dog, strangling it and then starting to eat it, police said.
Michael Terron Daniel, 22, of Waco, was taken into custody Monday and charged with cruelty to a non-livestock animal, a felony.
The dog didn’t survive.
KHOU reported that Waco police responded to a call on June 14, reporting a man was “going crazy.”
Daniel had allegedly assaulted several housemates, then chased a neighbor on his hands and knees while barking and growling like a dog, police said.
Daniel then took a medium-sized black dog onto the front porch of the home, where he beat and strangled the animal and then “began to bite into the dog, ripping pieces of flesh away,” Waco police Sgt. W. Patrick Swanton said.
Officers found Daniel sitting on the porch with blood on his hands, clothing and face, Swanton said.
Daniel told police officers he was on a bad trip from ingesting K-2, and at one point asked that they shoot him with a stun gun “to help him get off his bad trip,” Swanton said.
His housemates declined to press assault charges against him, police said.
He is being held at the McLennan County Jail on $5,000 bond.
K-2, referred to as a form of synthetic marijuana, is a mixture of herbs and spices that is usually sprayed with a compound similar to THC, the psychoactive component of marijuana, according to the DEA. Studies suggest it can cause extreme paranoia, hallucinations and violent behavior.
Posted by jwoestendiek June 26th, 2012 under Muttsblog.
Tags: animals, assault, barked, behavior, bit, bite, chased, dogs, drugs, flesh, growled, k-2, marijuana, michael daniel, michael terron daniel, pets, ripped, strangled, synthetic, teeth, texas, waco, zombies
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More violence on the dog walking front
A California woman has been charged with driving her car into a Los Angeles County park employee after being warned three times to put her dog on a leash.
The county worker, who was not named by the Sheriff’s Department, was treated for leg injuries and released from a hospital hours after the Friday incident.
Arune Kavaliauskaite, 28, of Altadena, was arrested on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon, according to the Los Angeles Times
The Sheriff’s Department said Kavaliauskaite was warned repeatedly after her dog was spotted running without a leash at the Eaton Canyon Nature Center in Pasadena.
After the third warning, Kavaliauskaite became angry, grabbed her dog and got into her car, the sheriff’s department said in a statement.
“The victim was standing a short distance away from the vehicle taking a picture of Ms. Kavaliauskaite in the vehicle for future identification. Ms. Kavaliauskaite accelerated forward with the vehicle into the victim striking her in the legs and knocking her back into a parked vehicle,” the statement said.
Kavaliauskaite drove away from the scene but was arrested at her home later that evening.
Posted by jwoestendiek February 7th, 2012 under Muttsblog.
Tags: animals, arrest, Arune Kavaliauskaite, assault, behavior, california, county, dog, dogs, Eaton Canyon Nature Center, employee, leash, leashed, news, off-leash, park, pasadena, pets, rules, struck, unleashed, warnings
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Frosty reception: The dirt on the snowman
Leave it to the Sun to melt the Snowman.
The Baltimore Sun reports that Frosty the Snowman — so rudely removed from the Chestertown Christmas parade — has a history of tangling with police, and that Saturday’s arrest, after he allegedly kicked at a police dog and butted his snowman head against an officer, was his fifth this year
The man beneath the Frosty costume, Kevin Michael Walsh, 52, of Chestertown, has performed off an on at the Christmas parade for 10 years.
But this year alone, according to the Sun, he has been convicted of “telephone misuse” for calling police in April and pretending to be a CNN reporter, and found guilty of disorderly conduct for standing outside the Town Hall in May banging pots and pans because he couldn’t get inside. Both incidents led to suspended jail sentences and probation.
The parade-related charges, though — three counts of second-degree assault and one count of resisting arrest — could, upon conviction, carry a sentence of as much as 33 years in prison.
“He likes to agitate police,” Deputy Police Chief William H. Dwyer Jr. told the Sun. “He’s just a town nuisance.”
Walsh, who once ran a watch business, describes himself as a political activist “exercising his right to free speech in a small town where officials don’t like being challenged,” according to the Sun.
Walsh said that upon noticing a police dog at the parade, he approached patrolman James H. Walker, who was standing on the corner with his K9, Henzo.
“I said, ‘Well, that’s not right to have a dog at the parade,’” Walsh told the Sun. “I don’t think a children’s parade should have police dogs.”
Police reports say Walsh made a “kicking motion” toward the dog; Walsh says he merely lost his balance in the costume.
After putting Henzo in his police car, the patrolman returned and removed Walsh from the parade — ostensibly to counsel him on the wisdom of antagonizing police dogs.
Deputy Chief Dwyer said Walsh then started “cussing” and became “verbally abusive” toward Walker, at which time he was arrested. He was released on his own recognizance later that day.
Posted by jwoestendiek November 29th, 2011 under Muttsblog.
Tags: activist, animals, arrest, arrested, arrests, assault, baltimore sun, chestertown, christmas, christmas parade, convictions, costume, dog, dogs, frosty, frosty the snowman, henzo, k9, kevin michael walsh, kevin walsh, kicked, kicked at, maryland, parade, pets, police dog, political, record, resisting arrest, snowman
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Police: Frosty the Snowman kicked K9
A man dressed up as Frosty the Snowman for the annual Christmas parade in Chestertown, Md., was removed from the festivities Saturday and charged with assault and disorderly conduct.
Police said the man beneath the costume — identified as Kevin Michael Walsh, 52, of Chestertown — scuffled with officers and kicked a police dog.
Sgt. John A. Dolgos told The Star Democrat of Easton (registration is required to read the article) that Walsh became agitated when a dog-handling officer tried to escort him away from the crowd.
Walsh said the officer began giving him a hard time after he made a joke about the police dog’s presence at the parade.
Walsh has dressed as Frosty in the Eastern Shore town’s Christmas parade for at least 10 years.
(Photo: Easton Star-Democrat)
Posted by jwoestendiek November 26th, 2011 under Muttsblog.
Tags: accused, arrest, assault, charged, chestertown, christmas, christmas parade, costume, disorderly conduct, dog, eastern shore, frosty, frosty the snowman, k9, kevin michael walsh, kicked, kicks, maryland, parade, police dog, snowman
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Mother elaborates on McDonald’s incident
Jennifer Schwenker has spoken publicly for the first time since she, her autistic twin sons and their service dog, Barkley, were bullied out of a Marietta, Ga., McDonald’s last month.
Schwenker said she was just trying to leave the restaurant when she accidentally spilled some of her drink on the off-duty manager who had ordered them out.
“I accidentally dropped the drink just trying to get out the door frantically,” she told 11Alive News in an exclusive interview Monday.
The drink splashed on several people, including the off duty manager, who followed Schwenker outside and, out of the view of cameras, slapped her, police said.
The manager, Tiffany Denise Allen, 25, was fired and faces misdemeanor assault and battery charges.
Schwenker was having lunch with her twin 8-year-old sons, Ben and Sam, and their autism service dog, Barkley, a Labrador and bloodhound mix who was trained at “4 Paws for Ability”, of Xenia, Ohio, when the off-duty manager insisted the dog had to leave the restaurant.
“Most of the time people don’t understand about autism dogs and what they do,” Schwenker said.
She said Barkley joined their family two years ago, and helps calm her sons, as well as keep track of them.
As a result of her McDonald’s experience, Schwenker has created a web site called “Animals in Service for Children” and is using it to tell her family’s stories and those of others that may have had similar problems.
Posted by jwoestendiek August 30th, 2011 under Muttsblog.
Tags: 4 paws for ability, animals, animals for children, animals in service for children, assault, autism, barkley, disabilities, discrimination, dogs, georgia, jennifer schwenker, manager, marietta, mcdonald's, pets, refused service, restaurant, service dog, service dogs, sons, surveillance, tiffany denise allen, twins, video
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Mother accused of stabbing daughter for washing dog’s clothes incorrectly
A North Jersey physician has been accused of stabbing her 13-year-old daughter with a screwdriver at least 100 times because she failed to properly wash her dog’s clothes, police and health officials said.
Dr. Sylvia S. Lee of Emerson, an allergist, faces felony charges of aggravated assault and endangering the welfare of a child.
Her license to practice medicine has been suspended by the state Board of Medical Examiners, according to The Record.
State officials said Dr. Lee, 58, admitted jabbing the child multiple times with a flathead screwdriver after the girl failed to wash “doggie clothes” and a “doggie towel” in the correct order.
The alleged attack occurred in Dr. Lee’s home in Emerson on July 3. Emerson police said they received a call from the Lee’s adopted daughter after she fled to a former caretaker’s house near her home, Lt. George Buono said.
“The girl was visibly upset and had some bruising and redness on her face, scrapes and small puncture wounds on different parts of her body,” Buono said.
Though the blows from the screwdriver broke the skin and caused some bleeding, the wounds weren’t deep and the child did not require hospitalization, officials said.
Dr. Lee practiced medicine at the Center for Asthma and Allergy, in offices in Wayne and in Old Bridge. Robert Conroy, an attorney who represents the practice, said Lee resigned at least a week ago.
The state Department of Children and Families was called in after the alleged assault and that the girl has been placed with another family. Dr. Lee was released on $200,000 bail.
Posted by jwoestendiek August 23rd, 2011 under Muttsblog.
Tags: 100 times, allergist, animals, assault, clothes, daughter, doctor, dog, doggie clothes, doggie towel, dogs, emerson, endangerment, license, new jersey, parenting, pets, screwdriver, stabbing, suspended, sylvia lee, washing
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Intimidated, he douses dog with gasoline
A bicyclist who said he was intimidated by an off-leash neighborhood dog doused it with gasoline and threatened to set in on fire.
Another pit bull story? Nope. The ferocious beast at the center of this confrontation – a nine-pound ball of fluff named Benny — was a Lhasa Apso. Earlier reports that labeled the dog a Shih Tzu were incorrect, his owner, Frank Perlongo, told MySuburbanLife.com.
Daniel Maskill, 53, of Riverside, Ill., was arrested and charged with misdemeanor counts of animal cruelty and assault after the Tuesday night confrontation.
According to Riverside police, Maskill was bicycling home through Harrington Park with a can of gas he had just purchased gas for his lawnmower when he encountered the dog.
“He was upset it was off leash,” Riverside Chief Thomas Weitzel told the Chicago Tribune. “He said he felt intimidated.”
Maskill threatened to set the dog and its owner on fire, and, although he never struck a match, Maskill did douse the 9-pound dog with gas, Weitzel said.
Weitzel said the assault charge stemmed from Maskill’s alleged threat to the owner.
The owner told police he likes to let his dog romp in the park, but town rules require dogs be on leashes. The owner was issued a citation.
(Photo: This is not the Lhaso Apso involved in the incident, but one we met in our travels — Tugg, of Seattle)
Posted by jwoestendiek May 27th, 2011 under Muttsblog.
Tags: animals, argument, assault, charges, chicago, confrontation, daniel maskill, dispute, dog, dogs, doused, frank perlongo, gas, gasoline, harrington park, leash, lhasa apso, park, parks, pets, riverside, shih-tzu, unleashed
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Dead dogs found in home of ex-Kiss guitarist
Four dead dogs in “sealed containers” were found in the Tennessee home of former Kiss guitarist Vinnie Vincent over the weekend during an investigation that led to his arrest on charges of assaulting his wife.
While authorities continue to investigate that piece of the mystery, Vincent, a member of Kiss from 1982 to 1984, was released after posting $10,000 bond after his arrest by the Rutherford County Sheriff’s Department, according to The Daily News Journal.
The newspaper quotes authorities as saying Vincent’s wife, Diane, arrived to the Sheriff’s Office “covered in blood,” claiming that Vincent, 58, had ”smacked her in the face,” dragged her through a pile of glass on the floor and threw her on the ground four times.
After that, deputies went to the couple’s home, where they reportedly found “four sealed containers containing deceased dogs.” His wife said that the dogs had been killed by one of their “aggressive dogs.”
As to why the dogs bodies were being kept, authorities had no comment, but one has wonder if Vincent, who wore the Egyptian symbol for life painted on his face during performances, was into pet mummification and/or cloning.
Vincent, whose real name is Vincent John Cusano, was located later and charged with one count of aggravated assault in connection with the alleged beating of his wife.
Vincent replaced original band member Ace Frehley and played on two albums — “Creatures of the Night” and “Lick It Up.”
Vincent left KISS in 1984 after disputes with the band. He lives in Smyrna, Tenn
Posted by jwoestendiek May 24th, 2011 under Muttsblog.
Tags: aggravated, animals, arrest, assault, band, beaten, beating, charges, cloning, containers, dead, dead dogs, dog inc., dogs, guitarist, kiss, mummification, music, pets, preserving, rutherford county, smyrna, tennessee, vincent john cusano, vinnie vincent, wife
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