Dog Bites Child on Hillcrest Avenue

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New Canaan Police cited and fined a local woman this month after her dog was accused of running off-property and biting a boy.

At around 8:15 a.m. on July 3 (a Thursday), an officer met with a New Canaan man after his son had been bit by a “one year old, black, male Labrador Retriever mix type dog”, according to an incident report written by Animal Control Officer Sean Godejohn and obtained by NewCanaanite.com through a public records request.

The boy’s father told Officer Nicole Vartuli that the incident occurred on Hillcrest Avenue, “when a dog came off the property and bit his son, leaving a scratch on his left arm,” the report said.

According to the report, the dog’s owner told Vartuli and Godejohn that her dog left her property and jumped on the victim, but doesn’t believe the animal bit him.

The dog, “Beau,” has been “vaccinated for rabies with New Canaan Veterinary Hospital until July 25,” Godejohn’s report said.

Vartuli quarantined “Beau” on property for 10 days until July 13 and issued an infraction for nuisance dog, the report said. The infraction offense carries a fine of up to $100.

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