Arvada police use drone to locate reported pit bull after early-morning home attack causes serious injury
Arvada Police said a large gray-and-white pit bull bit at least one person at its home, with one person seriously injured; the escaped dog was later found by a police drone.
Incident summary
Arvada Police said officers responded around 3:15 a.m. to a residence where a large gray-and-white pit bull bit at least one person and caused serious injuries. Police later said injured people were treated at a local hospital and that the dog owner was among them. The dog fled the home, prompting a neighborhood alert and search. Police later located it using the department’s Drone First Responder program and took it to a local animal shelter.
Police captured the dog and took it to a local animal shelter. The reviewed sources did not establish criminal charges, a dangerous-dog adjudication or a final animal-control disposition, so BiteDB records those outcomes as unknown.
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Primary record used by BiteDB
Arvada Police said a large gray-and-white pit bull bit at least one person at the residence where it lived, causing serious injuries. A final police update said the injured parties were being treated at a hospital, one for serious injuries, and that the dog owner was among the injured.
Open original source ↗Additional sources
- Arvada Police Department public-safety alert/final update preserved on NextdoorPolice-agency public update · 2026-07-26
- Arvada Police — Drone First Responder programCity police program documentation / operational context · current
What BiteDB does not infer
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.