Frederick woman undergoes surgery after reported pit bull attack
Police-report-based local coverage says Tosha Pitchford suffered serious hand and leg injuries in a May 19 attack by a dog she identified as a pit bull named Bruno.
Incident summary
According to a Frederick Police Department incident report summarized by the Frederick Press-Leader, officers were dispatched about 6:02 a.m. May 19 after Tosha Pitchford was attacked by a dog outside a residence in the 300 block of South 15th Street. An officer found Pitchford in the bed of a pickup and reported serious injuries to her left hand and right leg. Firefighters and Tillman County EMS responded, and the newspaper reported that Pitchford underwent surgery. Pitchford identified the dog as a pit bull named Bruno. The owner later identified Bruno as an approximately 7-year-old male, and police directed Frederick Animal Control to take custody of the dog.
Police directed Frederick Animal Control to take custody of Bruno. The reviewed page did not establish a final dangerous-dog adjudication, euthanasia decision, owner citation, criminal charge or civil judgment. The report also said another interviewed person told officers the dog had bitten him several times previously and family members reportedly used a muzzle when children visited; those statements are witness accounts, not adjudicated findings.
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The Frederick Press-Leader reported from a Frederick Police Department incident report that Tosha Pitchford was attacked May 19 outside a South 15th Street residence, suffered serious left-hand and right-leg injuries and underwent surgery. Pitchford described the dog as a pit bull named Bruno; the dog was taken into Animal Control custody.
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