Two children recovering after being attacked by a dog in Kensington
A 12-year-old girl was bit in the face and her 3-year-old brother was also attacked in Philadelphia's Kensington neighborhood on Thursday, according to police.
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A 12-year-old girl was bit in the face and her 3-year-old brother was also attacked in Philadelphia's Kensington neighborhood on Thursday, according to police.
A brother and sister were injured after being attacked by a dog in Philadelphia's Kensington section Thursday, police said.
Police said both children were taken to the hospital with significant dog bites.
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Philadelphia Police said a pit bull was linked to three attacks on other dogs in Center City.
Animal Care and Control has increased its presence in the neighborhood after the cat was brutally attacked in Northeast Philadelphia's Wissinoming neighborhood.
The multi-day search for a group of loose dogs that attacked two men in Fairmount Park continues.
Philadelphia police and animal control officers are searching for multiple dogs that they say acted aggressively and attacked two men in Fairmount Park near Chamounix Drive.
Police are asking the public to avoid Fairmount Park after a group of dogs attacked multiple people, sending two of them to the hospital Friday.
Right now, the Philadelphia Police Department is characterizing the incident as a death investigation. It's unclear how the woman died — if it was an attack — or if her death was caused by something else.
A 5-year veteran of the Philadelphia Police Department was placed on administrative duty after fatally shooting two dogs in Carroll Park this week.
Three Philadelphia officers are on administrative duty in connection with fatally shooting two dogs in separate incidents that are about a week apart, authorities said in a release on Friday.
Authorities said the mother and child "had sustained serious injuries from the dog." The baby was pronounced dead at the scene.
The incident happened on Sepviva Street around 10 p.m. Wednesday night.
There have been at least 11 documented attacks by the 2-year-old Commander against Secret Service personnel.
A man is in critical condition after he was attacked by several dogs in West Philadelphia's Carroll Park, police said Wednesday afternoon.
There have been at least 11 documented attacks by the German shepherd against Secret Service staff going back nearly a year.
More than 5,300 postal employees were attacked by dogs in the U.S. in 2022, according to the United States Postal Service.
USPS has launched a campaign for National Dog Bite Awareness Week, in an effort to avoid dog attacks against mail carriers.
"As soon as he saw the dogs starting to attack his mother, he ran across the road to have his brother call 911," the coroner said.
Firefighters had to fight off multiple pit bulls with "pick-axes and pipe poles" just to reach the two victims, officials said.
Kerri Corrado reports.
It happened right before noon on Tuesday.
Ross DiMattei reports.
