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• Woman Attacked at Florida Dog Show

  Christina Cole | March 26, 2007 2:19 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Property Owner's Liability (Slip & Fall)

  After attacking a woman at a dog show in Melbourne, Florida, Animal Control agents took a large Akita into custody.The dog attacked a 70-year-old woman injuring her left ankle. Witnesses told police the dog started to drag the woman before many men pulled the animal off her. Captain Brown, spokesman for Brevard County Animal Services, said there was no clear reason for the attack.This dog breed...

• Driver Transporting 11 Children, Cited for Accident

  Christina Cole | March 15, 2007 7:00 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  Fort Myers Police is investigating a day care worker that has been involved in a car accident on Wednesday with eleven children. None of the children had their seatbelts on, nor were they in car seats, say police.Officials say the woman was driving her Dodge Durango on State Road 82 when she tried turning left onto Buckingham when she drove into the path of a van. The driver of the van was...

• Nursing Home Janitor Charged with Abuse

  Christina Cole | March 07, 2007 6:22 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Nursing Home & Elder Abuse

  A former nursing home employee in Palm Beach County is being charged with striking a disabled nursing home resident.He was arrested after a completed investigation by the Attorney General's Medicaid Fraud Control Units Patient Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation (PANE) team. The investigation show's he was employed as a janitor at the Nursing Center.The investigation alleges, he struck a 48-year-old...

• Man Suffers Multiple Dog Bites

  Christina Cole | March 01, 2007 1:59 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Property Owner's Liability (Slip & Fall)

  A man suffered several dog bite wounds on Thursday when he was attacked by a group of pit bulls that had escaped from their yard, reports Pinellas County Sheriff's Office.The man was transported to Northside Hospital for treatment.When Officials arrived on the scene, they found Smith pounding on a neighbor's door, shouting for help, after being attacked by three pit-bulls. One dog turned to...