Kirkwood Apartments maintenance worker treated after minor ankle dog bite
City police reported that a small brown dog bit a maintenance worker April 6; he received hospital treatment for minor injuries and officials issued an animal complaint notice.
Incident summary
In an April 6 community notice, Hyattsville Police reported a maintenance worker was bitten on the ankle by a small brown dog as he was leaving a Kirkwood Apartments building. The owner pulled the dog away and retreated to an apartment. Police said the owner declined to answer the door when officers tried to speak, and an animal complaint notice was issued. The worker received treatment for minor injuries at a local hospital. The exact unit and the dog’s breed, vaccination status, quarantine, and final citation outcome were not provided.
Police issued an animal complaint notice after reporting that the owner declined to open a door to responding officers. Notice disposition and subsequent dog-control measures not published.
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Primary record used by BiteDB
Hyattsville Police reported that a maintenance worker was bitten on the ankle by a small brown dog in a Kirkwood Apartments hallway April 6, treated at a local hospital for minor injuries, and an animal complaint notice was issued.
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The municipal notice is the primary public source. No independently verified medical records, citation disposition, or second event-specific primary source was available during this review.
What BiteDB does not infer
Moderate for time, business vicinity, one injured man, severe arm injury, EMS and helicopter transport because a single local news account gives those details; dispatch, police, Animal Control and hospital records have not been obtained independently. Unknown are the dog's breed, ownership, exact attack circumstances, number of biting animals, victim's final condition and any charges. This October 8, 2026 event is distinct from a separately reported 2025 Lexington Park incident near Great Mills Road.