A New Canaan dog this month finished a 10-day home quarantine after biting an Amazon delivery person, records show.
Police were dispatched to Waveny regarding an animal bite on Feb. 21 (a Saturday), according to a case report filed by responding Officer Emily Clark, obtained by NewCanaanite.com through a public records request.
On arrival, she met with the 23-year-old Norwalk woman and Amazon delivery driver, who had been dropping off a package at a Weed Street residence “when a dog nipped at her right leg,” according to the case report.
Though she declined to receive medical attention, the woman “stated that she wanted to document the incident,” the report said.
“I observed a small bruise on her lower right leg, near her ankle,” Clark said in the case report. “It should be noted that I did not observe any puncture marks or blood at the injury site.”
After photographing the injury, Clark told the victim that she would speak to the dog’s owner.
At the Weed Street home, police met the owner of the dog, named Marley, and said the animal would need to be quarantined at home for 10 days, as per state law.
The dog’s vaccinations and rabies shots were up-to-date, police said.
The quarantine was assigned to last through March 3.