Charging-document incident record · 2026-06-09

9-year-old hospitalized after reported two-dog attack in Logan Township; owner later charged

Logan Township Police charging-document reporting says two reported pit bulls escaped and bit a 9-year-old girl riding a scooter on June 9; she required stitches and later hospitalization for an infection.

Nonfatal · 1 human bite victimBreed: Pit bull (charging-document/media-reported)Altoona, PA

Date2026-06-09 · Time not stated in reviewed charging-document reporting

Location2800 block of 18th Street in Logan Township; public block-level location only

Victim(s)1 child, age 9

Dogs involved2 dogs reported

Injury severityLeg injuries requiring roughly two dozen stitches; later infection, five-day hospitalization and rehabilitation reported in charging documents

Breed attributionPit bull (charging-document/media-reported)WTAJ reporting on the Logan Township Police criminal complaint identified the two dogs as pit bulls. BiteDB attributes breed to that reporting and does not infer breed from images or injury severity.

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Incident summary

Logan Township Police were called June 9 to the 2800 block of 18th Street for a reported dog attack. According to WTAJ reporting on the criminal complaint, two pit bulls escaped a yard and bit a 9-year-old girl who was riding a scooter. The child was taken to UPMC Altoona with leg injuries and received roughly two dozen stitches. Charging documents say she later developed an infection, spent five days hospitalized and underwent rehabilitation. The two dogs were later euthanized.

Legal-status note

Justin Robert Little was charged September 8 with aggravated assault of a child under 13, simple assault, reckless endangerment, dog-bite/confinement-related offenses and lesser dog-license/ordinance counts. Bail was denied according to the report. Charges and criminal-complaint allegations are not convictions; BiteDB does not infer guilt from the filing.

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↗Primary incident reportingWTAJ / AOL — Pitbulls put down after attack on 9-year-old in Altoona, bail denied for ownerLinked source; no third-party image is copied into BiteDB.

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WTAJ / AOL — Pitbulls put down after attack on 9-year-old in Altoona, bail denied for ownerLocal reporting based on Logan Township Police criminal complaint and charging documents · Published 2026-09-08 · Accessed 2026-09-09

WTAJ reported from the Logan Township Police criminal complaint that two pit bulls escaped from a yard and bit a 9-year-old girl riding a scooter on June 9. The child was taken to UPMC Altoona, received roughly two dozen stitches, later developed an infection, spent five days hospitalized and underwent rehabilitation. The owner was charged September 8.

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Breed is recorded only at the provenance level shown above. Missing injury details, dog history, ownership facts or circumstances remain unknown unless a reliable source establishes them. This record may be updated as police, animal-control, medical, court or follow-up reporting becomes available.