MICHIGAN -- The owner of a dog accused of attacking and injuring another dog on Saline’s north side last month identified herself to police but disputes the other dog owner's version of events.
The woman came forward last week [only] after learning a subpoena was issued to her cell phone provider to verify her identity, police reports said.
Police requested the subpoena after multiple attempts to contact her about the Sept. 29 attack were unsuccessful.
A Saline woman reported her Golden Retriever was attacked by a dog that was on the same sidewalk in the 400 block of Berkshire Drive at about 4:45 p.m. She said the dog was on a leash, but pulled the 12-year-old girl holding the leash toward them.
The Golden Retriever suffered a serious leg injury that required sutures, and incurred a $433 veterinarian bill, reports said. The injured dog’s owner obtained a cell phone number for the girl, but told police a woman who described herself as her mother hung up on her when she called.
That woman told police her daughter said the Golden Retriever came after her dog while the girl was occupied trying to pick up her dog’s waste.
Officers cited the woman for having an unlicensed dog, but she came to Saline City Hall within the hour to obtain a license and show officers the animal’s vaccination records, reports said.
The woman told officers she planned to contact her attorney about the incident. The report will be forwarded to the city attorney’s office for review.
(AnnArbor.com - Nov 4, 2010)
