Area Woman Charged in Pitbull Attack

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[ambrose]

Area Woman Charged in Pitbull Attack

NORRISTOWN, Pa. Sept. 12, 2003 — A woman was charged with recklessly endangering her neighbors after her two pit bulls roamed the block and allegedly trapped six people in their cars.

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LaCora S. Watkins, 25, of West Pottsgrove, waived her preliminary hearing and could stand trial on 10 misdemeanor counts of recklessly endangering other persons.

Police said they received a call the night of June 25 that two pit bulls had trapped six people inside their cars. An officer who responded to the scene wrote in a criminal complaint that police were "prepared to use deadly force against the dogs when they stopped about 20 feet from us."

The officers went around the neighborhood, searching for the owner of the dogs, before encountering Watkins and telling her that the pit bulls were a public danger.

The dogs were ultimately brought back inside Watkins' house, police said. She was also charged with a summary disorderly conduct offense for allegedly failing to cooperate with police questioning.

Last Updated: Sep 12, 2003

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[kanawa]

I was doing a search and came up with this....

Area Woman Charged in Pitbull Attack Posted by ambrose
On General/Chat 09/12/2003 9:12:51 PM EDT
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I'm amazed that a thread with that many views had only 39 replies.