Saturday, March 9, 2013

Port Monmouth Woman Bitten By Family Pit Bull At Home

NEW JERSEY -- A woman suffered several non-life threatening puncture wounds from a dog bite on Thursday around 4:45 p.m.

The woman was taken by Fairview First Aid for treatment at Riverview Hospital in Red Bank.

The woman lives with her son in a house Hudson Avenue in Port Monmouth, and the son is the owner of the pit bull, said Middletown Police Sgt. James Prosinski.

The incident happened inside the house.

The son and the dog's whereabouts were not immediately known Thursday night, said police.

Middletown Township Animal Control will handle the case, said police.

(Patch.com - Mar 7, 2013)