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Sabillasville woman attacked by family pit bull Originally published April 03, 2009, 8:40 PM - Updated 8:40 PM, April 03, 2009 From Staff Reports A Sabillasville woman is being treated for cuts and puncture wounds after she was attacked by the family pit bull Friday evening, according to Frederick County Animal Control. Animal Control Officer Rachel McVey said that the victim was cleaning up her dog’s food scraps when the 5-year-old male pit bull came downstairs and bit her left thigh. While the woman tried to restrain the dog, she was bitten on the face, leaving her with a cut...

A Milton police officer responding to a call Thursday from a man trapped in his house by a pitbull ended up shooting the dog when it charged him. A police report said that police had responded to numerous complaints regarding vicious dogs early in the week. The first call came Tuesday when two pitbulls killed rabbits belonging to Ricardo Martinez, 37. Fulton County Animal Control caught one of the dogs. The next day, the remaining dog chased Martinez inside his house when he came home from work, the report said. Officer Andrew Phillips said the dog reacted aggressively toward him...