According to Little Egg Harbor Township PD, they responded two the area of Lake Winnipesaukee Drive in reference to a dog bite. Upon arrival they found a 69 year old female, and a 40 year old male with multiple dog bits, and witnessed three dogs, referenced as “well known to the officers” terrorizing residents and biting a total of 6 residents.
Furthermore, in the past 4 months, these same dogs have gotten free on at least 7 occasions and bitten a total of 12 victims. At one point the dogs were turned over to animal control, and yet the owner managed to regain custody.
Thanks to the valiant efforts of the Little Egg Harbor Police Department, these dogs are yet again in the custody of Animal Control and have vowed to do anything they can to ensure they are not returned to their owner, or allowed to menace the neighborhood in the future.
Video of the incident can be seen below, ad we have also embedded a copy of the LEHPD Facebook Post.
On Monday February 3rd at approximately 2:15pm Little Egg Harbor Police responded to the area of Lake Winnipesaukee Drive in reference to a dog bite. Upon arrival, officers found a 69 year old female and a 40 year old male with multiple dog bites and three loose dogs who were well known to our officers and residents of the area. Over the course of the next hour, officers and residents frantically attempted to contain the animals as they continued to terrorize the neighborhood. A total of 6 residents were bitten. On at least 7 occasions in the last 4 months, Little Egg Police have responded to calls regarding these dogs. In total we count at least 12 bite victims, and unconfirmed reports of others. The owner of these animals had been issued multiple summonses in relation to these prior incidents. On December 10th 2019, after one such incident, the dogs were removed by animal control and remarkably, returned to the owner at some point. Again yesterday, our officers were eventually able to contain the animals and turn them over to animal control without further endangering residents of the neighborhood. These officers should be lauded for their efforts. We would like to extend our sympathies to the victims and all of the residents of that neighborhood. Yesterday’s events were horrific, and nobody should live in fear of allowing their children to play outside, walk down the street or simply get the mail. The Little Egg Harbor Police Department will do everything in its power to ensure these dogs are never returned and allowed to menace this neighborhood in the future. This is an active investigation, and we will keep the community apprised of its resolution. Thank You to the residents who assisted yesterday, and thank ALL OF YOU for your continued support!
Little Egg Harbor Township Police Department (via Facebook)
Wow thank god he had that pipe or whatever it was otherwise he’d be a goner
Shoot the dogs if they are out of control , then shoot the owner
Rule #11, never go anywhere without a knife.
Kyle Shouldice
Kyle Your comments always make me laugh!! ????
Erin McGivney i dont make the rules
Kyle Shouldice exactly
Scott Ruch
The area all around the Community Center in general is the worst for loose dogs and/or owners who can’t control them
Katherine Quick agreed. I’m almost afraid to walk my dog anymore. We’ve run into so many loose dogs and thankfully each time was incident free. But I don’t want to take any chances.
this is why we have the 2nd Amendment, but we are not allowed it in NJ
These are the dogs you’re supposed to shoot guys…multiple dog bites gives that away.
Yes, yes, shoot the dogs but leave the drug dealers alone. They have rights ????????????
Really??? Shoot the dogs??? Authorities should catch them and rehabilitate them..
Beth Majchrowski it’s very hard to rehabilitate dogs who have been trained to be this way.
Beth Majchrowski you cant rehabilitate dogs who have this large of a bite record….unfortunately they’re too far gone at this point thanks to careless owners.
Beth Majchrowski if your daughter was being mauled you’d think differently…
Beth Majchrowski I have been rescuing animals for a very long time. Dogs trained to attack are not able to be retained. Sadly the owners need to be held responsible for the actions of the dogs but more importantly what they did to these dogs!!! It makes me sick knowing that because if the actions of their owner they will no loose their lives!!!
Lynda Dellipoali very sad situation 🙁
Lynda Dellipoali I have been a dog trainer for a very long time, and the lack of education and misinformation people spread is ridiculous. One of my dogs is trained to attack on command, but if I didn’t tell you, you would never know. He can be around anyone, children, elderly, ANYONE, and he doesn’t just go after someone. I don’t know where people get their information from, but o have trained many dogs to attack on command, and they’re all just as safe as my own personal dog, because I would never train a dog without a superb temperament to bite. I also wouldn’t train a dog to bite, that I didn’t do basic and advanced obedience training on, to perfection, first. The dogs in this situation I doubt we’re trained to do anything, and that is likely one of the biggest problems. They are neglected dogs with no structure or care. People who neglect their dogs don’t spend money on good dog training, because they obviously don’t care. But really, the dogs aren’t the problem, the assholes who own them are, and they put an entire community in a very dangerous situation, repeatedly. Aggressive dogs can live a good life, with public safe from them, when they have responsible owners. But to say a dog’s temperament is all in how you raise them, is another crock of shit. Temperament is more genetics than it is training or learned. But many factors can play a role in a dog being aggressive.
Dogs will be euthanized but the owner should be
Samuel Ross it’s never to late i seen aggressive dog turn into wonderful pets
Samuel Ross this is false. Did you Michael Vick’s dogs? Almost all were rehabilitated and adopted out. Like are you that dense ?
Beth Majchrowski The Trenton Animal Shelter was seeking donations to help a dog to be rehabilitated. It costs 1,800.00 to rehabilitate 1 dog. It’s so sad.
Theresa Robins I agree with you
Catch and release doesn’t work regardless of how it’s used. Lock the owners up and work on catching the dogs. If they have bitten 12 humans then they may be passed the point of rehab.
Rich Marshall
This was the pack yesterday. It was school bus time, smart citizens & officers alerted drivers. There was no provocation to the dogs – they ambushed & attacked over a span of a couple streets for no reason. Scary.
Patricia Ann Rush I literally would panic if I saw them walking towards me…owner should be jailed for allowing this..not going to end well for the dogs unless a rescue group steps in.
they look so malnourished god i hate people ????
Adriana Heins Someone who knows the owner commented to me that they are always hungry, chained up & talked to meanly. The young man also breeds them – he has to be stopped from ever owning another animal.
Patricia Ann Rush do we have owner contact info? This is horrible . I hope the people are ok. These owners need to be reported
Patricia Ann Rush such a shame I feel bad for the dogs really I know they’re acting badly (obviously) but it’s still a shame they never stood a chance
Skye Marie Williams The LEH Police knows the owner well. They are doing all they can to stop this. It’s on whoever releases the dogs back to the owner.
Patricia Ann Rush but the dogs shouldn’t be released back to the owner. I dont get it or I’m missing something. Why hasn’t animal control come to get them?
Ugh. This is so sad. These owners need to be fined and never allow to own dogs again. I am a dog lover so knowing they will probably be put down breaks my heart. Hopefully the neighbors will feel safe again though
This was one of 5 of the 40 year olds bites. He was simply walking down a street when the pack came from behind a house charging. Thank goodness a driver passing by, used his car to chase them off Scot. The owner breeds dogs, he has to be prohibited from having pets.
Wow they look like some powerful dogs. And it is a shame because they were probably trained to be the way they are unfortunately
Melissa Polito exactly. What r they being trained to protect? Drugs?? The owners need to be investigated.
Pat Stadthaus The victims said that they were told that at the time of the attack, the owner was in court on a drug charge
Pat Stadthaus exactly my point. Im stating my opinion that the behavior of these vicious dogs were probably raised to attack. Im not stating they are being trained to protect on any way. AND ABSOLUTELY THE OWNERS NEED TO BE INVESTIGATED…..THE OWNERS SHOULD OF BEEN INVESTIGATED THE FIRST TIME THE DOGS GOT OUT AND WERE TAKEN AWAY..BUT THEN GIVEN BACK TO THE OWNERS….WHERE IN MY POST DID YOU SEE ANYTHING ABOUT DRUGS….OR THEY WERE BEING TRAINED TO BE HELPFUL IN A POSITIVE WAY AS YOU TOOK IT….BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY YOU READ MY POST THE WRONG WAY….HAVE A GREAT NIGHT
Danny Perotti
Kristi Alleman holy shit lady you weren’t kidding
Take the owners and jail the scum, dogs at this point need to be put down
They look like pits, that’s scary
Any dog can attack.
Catherine Noreen they look more like Cane Corso dogs, however like Dorothy stared any dog breed can be vicious and can bite. It’s how they’re raised by humans, if they are sick or injured.
They’re cane corso
They are Cane Corso or Dogo Argentino, not pit – owner should be thrown in a tiger cage at a zoo
Catherine Noreen No. They are mastiffs
Catherine Noreen OMG better run and hid in your safe room!
They aren’t Dogos!!! Dogos are all white! Lmfao
Catherine Noreen
Maryellen Acocella dogos are white and they usually can’t be with others dogs
Catherine Noreen nothing wrong with pits. Problem is ignorance. I own a pit mix I rescued. As a former animal control officer the bully dogs always sat in the front with me. Little nasty chi dogs went in the cages in the back. All dogs yes all dogs bite. Read and educate yourself. Been around pit bulls friends had, never ever had an issue. My friends chi dog Mauled her face. My dad was a meter reader never was attacked by a pit, it was shepherds and ankle biters. I would be more fearful of the nasty small dogs. Sorry you feel “pits are scary” the human race is scary, ignorance is terrible. First of all if the dogs are chained up, that’s an issue. Pit bulls need stimulation and exercise. They can get aggressive with out exercise. I seen a lovable pit bull great with kids and the cat. Owner put him in a cage 24/7 what happened he got out and nearly killed a small dog. Why because he had pent up energy. Those are the dogs that are set up for failure. Media only portrays pit bulls, half the time they are wrong. Only one true pit bull breed. They won’t mention a husky in PA that grabbed a 3 day old baby by the head and crushed its skull. They won’t mention a German Shepherd that mauled his owner to death. Nope just pit bulls. Why so much hate in ignorance. I would trust a pit bull or a bully over any other breed. Owners fail these dogs, all dogs that behave in this matter.
Wendy Lee Mitchell …I was so surprised when I rented my home and a German shepherd was on the bully breed list…..I have a shepherd and a boxer…was so shocked
Katherine Geissinger-Miller why can’t they be with other dogs?
They’ve bitten 12 people already, and they STILL are running around?
Owner is begging to be sued. The dogs should have been put down 4 months ago. They make pepper spray especially for dogs, you know. No reason why you shouldn’t crack their skulls open after that.
Billie Morgan can we do this to criminals or only to dogs ( crack their skulls open)?
Love dogs . Love all breeds . But this is NOT ok. After that many bites that is on the township for allowing them to still reside in the home with the irresponsible human. They were raised wrong. Now not only are they hurting people but they are making their breed look horrible and they already have a bad rep. Sorry pups it’s not your fault your human sucks but enough harming so many people ????
Ps they look like corsos not Pitts .. not that it’s any better but. These people obvi don’t even deserve a stuffed animal
Jackie Thomas media likes to label any dog that attacks a pit. Why there’s so much ignorance and hate. There’s only one true pit breed. It attacks it’s a pit. Sad isn’t it.
Wendy Lee Mitchell so very sad ???? I can’t tell you how many I have fostered and they grew up better than so many dogs I know. It’s all how they are raised. Little yapper dogs are more aggressive then 95% of the pits I know ♥️♥️
Jackie Thomas amen!!!! I agree with you. That’s great you foster. Some dogs just need a chance. Give them one, if they can’t change then put them down. They shouldn’t be punished because of the breed and owner failing them. ????
From the video they look like Cane Corso breed, not Pits. Sadly they need to be put down and the owner should not be able to have animals ever.
And I want to take people’s firearms away in a time like now is when you need the shoot them dogs thank God the children didn’t get off the busses could you imagine I’d be shooting them and I’d worry about the consequences after the fact
Omg this is around the corner Austin Allan
Sarah Elizabeth wow
Joseph Kenny Anthony?
idk
Andrew Albanese
Where is the owner of these dogs ??
Kayla Keller this is right by you… DO NOT let lambeau or Rylan out until try are contained … this is sad and scary
Justine Martin Mack yeah it was only like half a mile away but not like right in the back yard or anything. I kept Lambeau inside until it was sorted anyway, he’s still unsure of his surroundings
Unreal…they are uncontrollable….
I’m sure they were mistreated and/or trained to attack. Dogs don’t just attack for no reason
Adrienne Zappia I feel bad for the dogs ????
Cherie Daly same ♥️
MaryJane McGuigan Costello
It’s the person behind the leash so the owner should be charged James L Kenos more innocent lives with no voices are going to get killed because of the way they were trained James you are a angel that speaks volumes for this breed can you do anything for these 3 voiceless death sentence they now have
Jaime B-Disano did they tzke the pups
James L Kenos yes they did animal control has them
Jaime B-Disano it’s a shame now these dogs may be put down because of a unless owner
Marie Cole James L Kenos is a rescue of the so called high risk pitbulls he is remarkable, a angel and the loudest voice for the voiceless I’m hoping he can help these 3 they don’t deserve to die for the way the owner trained them look up his rescue my heart grows every time he save a so called high risk
Why are the owners not in custody at this point???
. A total of 6 residents were bitten. On at least 7 occasions in the last 4 months, Little Egg Police have responded to calls regarding these dogs. In total we count at least 12 bite victims, and unconfirmed reports of others. The owner of these animals had been issued multiple summonses in relation to these prior incidents. On December 10th 2019, after one such incident, the dogs were removed by animal control and remarkably, returned to the owner at some point. Someone needs to be fired…..people need to be in jail…..dogs need to go to heaven. Lawyers will be “biting” to get this one
Daniel Ricca you are right. I’m a dog lover, but these dogs and their owners are out of control.
If the owners get the dogs back again, I agree someone needs to be fired and the dogs put to sleep. If one had bit a member of my family, they wouldn’t be seen around ever again.
Who in LEH is not doing their job? Fire them!
Shoot them!
Judy Heinrichs the owners or the dogs or both?
Cathe Jones-Brunner take your pick. I’d go for both
They have a pack Mentality now and that’s why they’re going after it doesn’t matter what brand they are
Becca Elizabeth oh dear ????
Eileen DiFabio oh no…
I hope they catch them but I don’t think it’ll be easy
Eileen DiFabio from the article it sounds like animal control has them and is gonna try to prevent the owners from getting them back
Hope thats true
Eileen DiFabio me too ????????????????????????
Those dogs must be put down after that many attacks
Smitty Smith
Separate the dogs and rehome them, if they don’t learn put them down. The owners, well if I say what I feel on here I’ll be in Facebook jail
I agree 100% with the owners, sadly when a dog has a history like that even the best training & separation won’t keep them from possibly (good chance) of biting again ????
James Kaleta
Hopefully a death of a human will not occur. Wake up animal control/police and take care of this!
Terese Strada with agreeing with you. The police turn it over to aninal control and then a court case is filed. I do not believe the police are at fault at all.
Loopholes?
My husband, myself and my 2 dogs on leash were attacked. My dogs almost died, husband bitten multiple times, I was bitten, owner who let the dog run out the front door bitten. these dogs will kill a child next. They need to be euthanized. Owner needs to be held accountable.
Jesus, doesn’t any one there own a shotgun? I guarantee that if one or more of those dogs attacked me or any one else in my family, the owner wouldn’t want them back.
Put them down!! And jail the arrogant owner.
Shitty owners they do not deserve to own an animal.
Almost ALL dogs are a product of their environment!
Why haven’t they been put down yet?! Not enough people being mauled yet? Wtf
There is absolutely no one to blame but the owners irresponsible of them that their dogs get out and also they make muzzles for dogs that bite !!!
Jessica Bulson
Megan Jones the news reporters are right by my house at the police station
Jessica Bulson omg really
Megan Jones yeah apparently nothing is being done about it
Jessica Bulson omg that’s nuts!
Put dogs in care of animal control, my need to be put down, then put owners in a cage at the animal control pound
Carry mace with you
Leslie Ann Frick Rollo
Who knows who this piece of shit owner is I need a name and an address
Drew Lawrence it’s been stated all over fb. I’m sure you can find it.
Sadly, they need to be put down!!
Such an awesome dog breed ???? it’s sad to know that they are in the clutches of such irresponsible owners
Get a laserv
Put them and the owners to sleep. Ignorant scums of our society who don’t give a shit about the rest of us. Owners probably too busy running their meth labs or being revived by narcan.
Erica Lynn
Nick Merola
So in the video the cop pulls up, tjen turns around and leaves?
Maria Perrotto Morieko looks like he went in the direction the dogs were going
Maria Perrotto Morieko seriously?? Of course there has to be that one person who has to assume! He turned in the direction the dogs were going! ???? Did you not read the article? The officers were the ones to contain the dogs!
Melissa Manvell what did i assume you fucking cunt..yes i read the article, and yes i know it said the officers were the ones to contain the dogs..butbthat video didnt show it..so i made a statement about what the video shows..so once again you nasty bitch..what did i assume
Ashley Kelly
Katy Miller I was talking about this at work today!! I don’t think I can take on another dog case ????????????
The dogs look hungry and neglected, it’s a shame that humans are so negligent to their animals. The down side is it always seems to be the fault of a dogs breed not the owners. We as humans should be liable not the animals. ALL animals can be viscous no matter what kind.
Suzanne Archer touché!!! As always the animal will get the boot and the owner buys more
What kind of dogs are they?
Martha Hickey Kelly cane corso
Samantha Christiansen
I lived on falcon about 8 years ago….and when I would walk down to the rec center with my kids…there was a house on a corner with at least 2 dogs in the yard that would bark and try to break the already broken fence down…I am a dog person have 2 myself and they scared the shit out of us!! I wouldn’t walk past there again …Probably not the same dogs…but maybe same owners?!?!
Reason why they have not been captured by animal control ????????♀️
WOW !!! That poor guy !! Thank GOD he had something to protect himself with. !!!’
I love dogs and cats more than anything but I can think of no real remedies that could repair dogs with such a history short of humane euthanasia. I would show no mercy to either the owners of officials that “looked the other way” throw whatever books you can find at them.
Jenny Heinz