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Grover Beach identifies officer involved in dog attack

Written on 22 Dec, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

The Grover Beach Police Department has identified the owner of a dog that attacked two people last week, killing a 64-year-old man, as Officer Alex Geiger. He is currently on paid administrative leave while the attack is investigated. Last week, two... (Continue reading)

Grover Beach officer on paid administrative leave

Written on 19 Dec, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 20 comments

The Grover Beach Police Department has placed the officer who owned a dog that attacked two people last week, killing a 64-year-old man, on paid administrative leave. On Tuesday, two of the officer’s dogs got loose and the officer’s Belgian... (Continue reading)

Grover Beach man dies from dog attack

Written on 17 Dec, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 52 comments

The Grover Beach man attacked by a police officer’s dog died Friday evening. He was 64 years old. On Tuesday afternoon, the dog attacked Betty Long, 85, in her front yard. Long’s neighbor, David Fear, went to assist the woman... (Continue reading)

Atascadero woman arrested for animal cruelty

Written on 19 Aug, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

Law enforcement officers seized 40 dogs from an Atascadero woman Thursday before arresting her on animal cruelty charges. Suzanne Sollenne and her dogs were living in unsanitary conditions and many of the dogs needed treatment for physical ailments. There were... (Continue reading)

Fleeing driver rams CHP vehicle in Templeton, hides in dog house

Written on 21 Jul, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

A driver suspected of a hit-and-run rammed his vehicle into a California Highway Patrol SUV that was pursuing him. After failing to get away from the officer, the suspect ran and hid in a dog house, but was located and... (Continue reading)

Pit bull attacks elderly woman in Atascadero

Written on 17 Jul, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

A pit bull attacked an 85-year-old woman Friday morning on Morro Road near the intersection of Highway 101. [KSBY] At about 9 a.m., Mary Martindale was headed to the bank when the dog, which was on a leash, lunged at Martindale... (Continue reading)

Man accused of adopting dog, then killing it

Written on 25 May, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 20 comments

A man adopted a two-year-old chihuahua named Floyd from the Santa Barbara County animal shelter, then killed the dog, animal rescue activists say. The chihuahua was kicked, strangled and possibly drowned, according to the Animal Rescue Team, a Santa Ynez... (Continue reading)

CHP chases Chihuahua on Bay Bridge, video

Written on 4 Apr, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 12 comments

The San Francisco Department of Animal Care and Control is waiting for a dog owner to pick up a runaway Chihuahua that was seen darting across the Bay Bridge Sunday morning. California Highway Patrol officers chased the dog in a “high-speed pursuit” on... (Continue reading)

Dog tossed at Orcutt protesters, found dead

Written on 24 Mar, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 14 comments

A dog was found dead at a teachers’ rally in Orcutt on Friday. Witnesses said the dog was thrown from a truck into a crowd of people at the demonstration. [KCOY] Last Wednesday, a 14-year-old blind toy poodle named Sam... (Continue reading)

Mountain lions eating more California pets

Written on 15 Feb, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 16 comments

Mountain lions are increasingly eating cats and dogs in the Golden State, according to a California Department of Fish and Wildlife report. [SF Chronicle] Last year, California residents legally killed 107 mountain lions under depredation permits. Scientists then analyzed the... (Continue reading)