Rabies scare: Teen going through treatment following dog bite

Hayward to pay family of victim of police dog bite

It's important to get checked if you are bitten says Dr. Eleanor Jenkins-Alford, a physician for Health First Urgent & Primary Care. "As the disease progresses it can also affect a human's nervous system. They can seizures, hallucinations as well as the foaming at the mouth when it gets to the severe point. It can be fatal," said Dr. Jenkins-Alford. The health department says this year 6 people in Charleston County were exposed to cats with rabies. No reports so far in Dorchester and Berkeley counties.
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Lee Font Page 1 of 1 The city of Hayward has agreed to pay $1.5 million to settle a lawsuit filed by the family of an 89-year-old man who died two months after he was bitten by a police dog. Jesse Porter was at home when Officer Loring Cox and other officers sent Cox's dog, Nicky, over an 8-foot wall and into Porter's backyard on West Winton Avenue May 29, 2011, as officers were searching for robbery suspects who didn't resemble Porter, according to the family's civil rights suit in U.S. District Court in San Francisco. The dog spotted Porter and "brutally and relentlessly mauled" him in his left leg and dragged him, the suit said. Porter's leg later became gangrenous and had to be amputated, the suit said. His health declined further, and he died July 27. The city will pay $250,000, with the rest from insurance. The family's attorney, Matthew Davis , said that Nicky had bitten about 29 other people, three of whom were innocent bystanders.
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Dog bites part of toddler's face off

"The second lunge caused lacerations above the child's eye." Griffin said the 2-year-old was with his parents at a friend's house on the 1500 block of West Greene Road on July 10. When the friend, Amanda Sosa, went outside to throw away the trash, the toddler followed. According to the criminal complaint, the family's pit bull started growling at the little boy. The dog then lunged and tore off a large chunk of his flesh. Sosa immediately picked the boy up and started kicking the dog, but the pit bull charged again, and this time, bit off an area above the boy's left eye. The boy's father heard yelling from the backyard, ran outside and pulled the dog by the collar so his son could run free. Police officials say the toddler was sent to a Lubbock hospital to see a pediatric specialist. The pit bull is undergoing a 10-day quarantine and will be euthanized once that is complete.
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Dog bites man; police arrest man

Moore said he had heard of a recent settlement that paid a prisoner $300,000, but he had no details. Several of the state's larger law enforcement offices contacted by the AP could not recall specific cases. Settlements are usually paid through the state's Insurance Reserve Fund , a governmental insurance operation into which state agencies and local governments pay premiums that cover property damage and tort liabilities. The fund has 20 different categories for law enforcement claims, though none by dog bites or K-9 injuries, making a quick search impossible, according to the Budget and Control Board . It's also unclear how many police dogs are on http://dogbitealternatives.com/dog-bite-sign-dispute-pits-neighbors-against-each-other/ duty across the state. No one tracks that currently. But starting next year, the South Carolina Criminal Justice Academy must verify that all K-9 units have been certified by a nationally recognized police dog organization. Any dog not verified by July 1 can't go on patrol.
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New SC law limits liability for police dogs

At his sentencing hearing Friday, Jeremy Wand, 18, said he felt pressured to plead guilty. His attorney also cited theft charges against Sharon Wand, the wife of Wand's brother, Armin Wand III, and inconsistent statements he said she made to a state agent conducting a pre-sentencing investigation. Green County Circuit Judge Thomas Vale scheduled a hearing on Wand's motion to withdraw his plea for Aug. 22. By Gary DAmato of the Journal Sentinel July 19, 2013 |Fri Jul 19 09:04:00 PDT 2013 Jordan Niebrugge of Mequon held on for a 1-up victory over Zecheng Dou of China this morning and advanced to the semifinals of the U.S. Amateur Public Links Championship in Lorton, Va.
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