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Elderly Woman Hospitalized After Pit Bull Attack
BALTIMORE (WJZ)—An elderly woman mauled by a dog on her front porch. The elderly victim is hospitalized and Animal Control has seized the dog from its owner. Alex DeMetrick has the details on the...
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Man Recovering After He Uses Body To Shield Children From Dog Attack
WASHINGTON (WJZ)—Two dogs chase and attack children and an adult. It was caught on tape in Washington, D.C.’s Trinidad neighborhood. Now neighbors say those dogs are still at large even though they...
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Pasadena Family Says Dog’s Attack On Boy, 9, Is Just One Of Their Many Problems
PASADENA, Md. (WJZ)—A 9-year-old boy is recovering after he was bitten by a dog in Pasadena. The dog’s owners tell Mike Schuh that this incident is just the latest in a series of problems. The Hellems...
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Pit Bull Bite Liability Bill Fails In Special Session
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WJZ)—The controversial law labeling pit bulls as inherently dangerous for now is still moving forward after Maryland’s General Assembly is unable to reach an agreement during its...
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House & Senate Tangle Over Dog Bite Legislation
ANNAPOLSI, Md. (WJZ) — A dogfight is developing in the House and Senate as the compromise on a bill announced at the start of the session collapses. Political reporter Pat Warren explains the two...
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Lawmakers Fail To Reach Compromise On Dog Bite Legislation
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WJZ) — Lawmakers fail to agree on a bill that would protect pit bulls from being labeled inherently dangerous dogs. The General Assembly ended its session Monday night, with the House...
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Md. Delegate Calls For Special Session After Dog Bite Legislation Fails
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WJZ) — The General Assembly’s failure to pass legislation on dog bites has one lawmaker calling for a special session. Political reporter Pat Warren explains it’s a long shot, but not...
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Woman Dies After Her Pit Bull Attacked Her
BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A woman died early Friday morning after her pit bull attacked her. According to WJZ’s media partner, the Baltimore Sun, officers were called to a home on E. 30th Street around 12:45...
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Md. Senate Advances Dog Bite Liability Measure
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland’s Senate advanced a measure on Wednesday that would hold dog owners liable for bites, but protect those who can prove they didn’t know their dog was dangerous. The bill,...
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House Votes To Hold Dog Owners Liable For Bites
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — The Maryland House has joined the Senate in passing a compromise measure on dog bite liability. The House passed Del. Luiz Simmons’ bill unanimously on Wednesday. The Senate...
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Senate Passes Dog Bite Liability Measure
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WJZ) — After a two year long fight over who’s liable when a dog attacks in Maryland, a compromise is headed to the governor’s desk. It’s been a controversial issue since a court ruling...
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Md. House Votes For Dog Bite Liability Measure
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — All Maryland dog owners would be equally liable if their dogs bite someone but also would have a chance to defend themselves in court under a bill approved by the Maryland General...
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Child Seriously Injured After Being Bitten By Dog
ESSEX, Md. (WJZ) — A Baltimore County family’s dog attacked with no warning and went straight for their toddler’s throat. It was such a brutal attack, the family was forced to kill the dog to stop it....
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Essex Toddler In Fair Condition After Violent Attack By Family Pit Bull
ESSEX, Md. (WJZ)—For the first time, the father who saved his young son’s life after the family dog mauled the toddler is speaking about the nightmarish ordeal. Mike Hellgren has his harrowing story....
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Infant Hospitalized from Dog Bite in Aberdeen
BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Aberdeen Police say a baby boy is in the hospital after being bit by his family’s dog on Sunday evening. The baby, an eight-month-old, suffered injuries to his head after the dog bit...
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Baltimore Police Kills Dog After it Attacked 3 Children
BALTIMORE (WJZ)– Baltimore City Police killed one dog and incapacitated another after they reportedly attacked three children. At approximately 10:50 a.m. Saturday, officers responded to the 2800 block...
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Dog Bites Deputy While He’s Serving Warrants
BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A Maryland deputy is recovering in the hospital after being bit by a dog while trying to serve two outstanding warrants. The Anne Arundel County Sheriff’s Office deputy went to a home...
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Unleashed ‘Aggressive’ Dog Bites Woman In Patterson Park
BALTIMORE (WJZ) — An unleashed dog bit a dog walker Monday morning while she was walking a group of dogs in Patterson Park. Liz Ryan posted to a neighborhood Facebook group Monday, warning other...
View ArticlePolice: Man Chased Woman With Knife After Her Dog Bit Him
FREDERICK, Md. (WJZ) — A 67-year-old Dickerson man was arrested after he allegedly chased a woman with a knife after her dog bit him. Police were called to the area of West All Saints and South Market...
View ArticlePolice In Anne Arundel County Investigating After Report Child Bit By Dog
SEVERN, Md. (WJZ) — Anne Arundel County Police are investigating after a child was allegedly bitten by a dog in Severn Monday night. Police said the child was bitten in the area of Kilmory Court and...
View ArticleBaltimore City Police Officer Injured By Dog Bite
BALTIMORE (WJZ)– A Baltimore City Police officer was injured Saturday morning after a Great Dane nipped the officer in the face. The officer was responding to a burglary call at a home in the 700 block...
View ArticleChild Bit By Pit Bull At Catoctin Mountain Park; Officials Searching For...
THURMONT, Md. (WJZ) — Officials are searching for the owners of a dog that attacked a child at Catoctin Mountain Park Friday afternoon. The park posted on Facebook the incident happened around 2:30...
View ArticleOwner Of Dog That Bit Woman In Frederick Wawa Sought
FREDERICK, Md. (WJZ) – The Frederick Health Department is asking for the public’s help in finding a dog that bit a woman inside the Frederick Wawa on Route 40 Sunday. The dog is described as a pit bull...
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