Police-attributed incident record · 2026-09-10

Police seek owner after dog reportedly bites child in Hildale, Utah

Colorado City–Hildale Police reportedly responded near Utah Avenue and Juniper Street after a juvenile child was bitten; the dog’s owner was reported to have continued on horseback with three dogs.

Injury reported · severity not reportedBreed: Unknown / not reportedHildale, UT

Date2026-09-10 · About 3:30 p.m. MDT

LocationArea of Utah Avenue and Juniper Street in Hildale; exact bite point not reported

Victim(s)1 juvenile child bitten by a dog

Dogs involved1 biting dog reported; it was one of 3 dogs walking alongside the owner

Injury severityDog bite reported / injury severity not publicly reported

Breed attributionUnknown / not reportedABC4 described the dog as brown and muscular with floppy ears but did not identify a breed. BiteDB does not infer breed from appearance.

What the record currently shows

Incident summary

Colorado City–Hildale Police reportedly responded around 3:30 p.m. on September 10 to the area of Utah Avenue and Juniper Street after a caller said a juvenile child had been bitten by a dog. ABC4 reported that the dog was one of three dogs walking alongside an owner who was on horseback. The owner reportedly continued after the bite. Police later sought public help identifying the owner. No reviewed source reported the child’s injury severity, treatment or later medical outcome.

Legal-status note

At publication, the reviewed report said Colorado City–Hildale Police were seeking public help identifying the dog’s owner. BiteDB found no reported citation, criminal charge, dangerous-dog adjudication or final animal disposition in the reviewed source. Utah civil-liability law was mentioned by the reporting outlet, but this incident record does not determine legal liability.

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↗Primary incident reportABC4 via AOL — Police seek help identifying owner of dog who bit child in HildaleSource-hosted reporting; no publisher imagery is copied into BiteDB.

Source provenance

Primary record used by BiteDB

ABC4 via AOL — Police seek help identifying owner of dog who bit child in HildaleLocal television reporting republished by AOL; police-attributed incident details · Published 2026-09-16 · Accessed 2026-09-17

ABC4 reported that Colorado City–Hildale Police responded to the Utah Avenue and Juniper Street area after a caller said a juvenile child had been bitten. The report said the dog was one of three walking alongside an owner on horseback, described the dog as brown and muscular with floppy ears, and said police were seeking help identifying the owner.

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Additional sources

Utah.News — Police seek help identifying owner of dog who bit child in Hildale — News aggregator pointing to the same ABC4 report; publication/date corroboration · 2026-09-16

Data-quality notes

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.