Update to Dog Bite Investigation:
On August 16, 2019, at approximately 06:30 hours, the Wildwood Police Department responded to the beach in the area of Rio Grande Avenue for the report of a dog bite at that location. Upon arrival officers and medical personnel located the victim, an 11-year-old male visiting Wildwood with his family from Bridgewater, NJ, suffering from a dog bit to the face which caused extensive injuries. The child was transported to Cape Regional Medical Center and ultimately airlifted to Children’s Hospital of Pennsylvania (CHOP) for further treatment.
During the investigation it was learned that the dog and its handler were walking on the beach when they approached the victim and his family. After requesting permission to pet the dog, the victim approached the animal, at which time the dog leapt forward and bit the child in the face. As family members realized the severity of the injury and called 911, the handler fled the area with his dog prior to the arrival of emergency services.
During the continuing investigation conducted by the Wildwood Police Department Detective Division, surveillance video captured from multiple sources as well as multiple tips provided by the public via our various social media resources led to the identification of the handler as John Kalin, 28, of Wildwood. Kalin ultimately turned himself in with his attorney.
Kalin was charged with Violation of Law Intended to Protect Public Health and Safety, a third-degree crime, as well as various local ordinance violations pertaining to having his dog on the beach. This charge was placed on a warrant complaint in accordance with Bail Reform guidelines and Kalin was lodged in the Cape May County Correctional Center.
The Wildwood Police Department would like to thank the public for the assistance provided in solving this case.
He turned himself in with his attorney
And will be charged for multiple dog bites this is not the first time
Frankie Haha U know the dog ?? Just asking
Ugh.. Hope the kid ok.
Where is the dog?
People and their dogs in public need to chill out
Ryan Hatch people in public need to chill out
Ryan Hatch people with their dirty little crotch goblins in public need to chill out
Kellee you obviously don’t get it . How many times I see dogs unleashed on public beaches , people not cleaning up dog shit, I had some jerkoff on the beach 1 time walking his dog and the dog had his leg lifted over my fishing bag laying on the beach and I screamed at him and his response was ohh his tank is empty and the next day the same guy and the same thing happened I went off on him and he just walked away and didn’t say anything most of the dog people suck
Ryan Hatch but it’s the person, not the dogs. I’m pretty sure the dog didn’t ask to get off the leash ?
Debby Dally Lombard hes too angry that animal exist.HUMANS are the assholes.dont know how much clearer I can make that to him
Ryan Hatch again…you just proved my point.youre mad that a dog peed.get over yourself.its clear the problem you have is with the irresponsible PEOPLE who own the animals.if you don’t understand this than you have the brain of a housefly.most dog people suck? Hahahaha no my friend…99% of the time someone is a stuck up,arrogant,sorry ass bitch,it’s because they don’t have any dogs…cats maybe,but not dogs.
Kellee is you want to throw insults go fuck yourself you stupid cunt
Kellee no shit it’s the people that suck , I have nothing against dogs I have a lot against idiot people that take their dogs out in public and are irresponsible and you sound like one of them
Now this dog will be killed bc the owner is an Ahole and didn’t train his dog right… Smh!!!
Tricia Januska I really think some of them can and do turn regardless of training. Owner definitely did everything wrong bringing dog to beach and allowing a child the dog didn’t know to approach.
Hope the dogs ok…leash your crotch goblins people
Why did You stay there why did he run away and leave that little boy when he could maybe help he left the family that lives out of town by them self with that child hurt like that he deserve to pay he ran like a jerk who To a lawyer well I hope you go to jail for a long long time and In the up setting thing about it because the dog wasn’t probably least I’ll have to be put down the close is owner is a jerk a moron that deserves to pay
Great work by the police department
CHOP is Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.. not Pennsylvania. Hope he is ok!