A case of mistaken identity led to a brutal mauling of a Virginia Beach teenager by a K-9 police dog. News reports say the 13-year-old was heading home with his 9-year-old brother after playing video games at a neighbor’s home. When the boys went out the front door, the K-9 dog attacked the older boy … Read more
Investigations into the fatal pit bull attack of a Virginia Beach senior citizen reveal shocking conclusions: the dog in question had lashed out violently before. The Virginian-Pilot recently published an extensive piece detailing the history of the dog in question, a pit bull named Blue. Adopted out of the Forever Home shelter in Virginia Beach, Blue … Read more
An woman in her 90s has died after being attacked by a pit bull in Virginia Beach. Police say they arrived on scene around 7:30 PM the night of May 30, 2017. The woman had fallen and was attacked on the floor by a 1-year-old American pit bull terrier. She was transported to a local … Read more
Virginia Beach police are addressing an incident in which a police dog bit a young boy. Though the Police Chief Jim Cervera has expressed concern over the incident, he told reporters at a recent press conference that the dog nor the dog handler had done anything wrong. The boy who was attacked was staying at … Read more
We expect the police to protect us, but when things go wrong, innocent bystanders can often become victims. A bank robbery suspect recently led police to the America’s Best Value hotel on Northampton boulevard in Virginia Beach. When they moved into position to plan for the arrest of the suspect, an 11-year-old boy staying at … Read more
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