VA: Culpepper's top 10 stories of 2009
Pit bulls turn violent, kill 1
Four unexpected pit bull attacks escalated into two mauling cases, a local officer killing a reported aggressive dog and the death of a toddler — all in the Piedmont region this year.
It all started in February when Culpeper Town Police responded to an aggressive pit bull call in the 400 block of Hill Street in Culpeper. When police arrived, the dog reportedly charged an officer, forcing him to shoot and kill it. No residents were hurt in that incident.
Two months later in April, an 11-year-old Rappahannock County girl was airlifted to the University of Virginia Medial Center with severe bite wounds to the face, neck, arms and legs after being attacked by a 1-year-old pit bull. That dog was euthanized.
In May, a Culpeper woman was credited with saving her 3-year-old grandson’s life when they were attacked by two raging pit bulls. Tammy Powers, 47, and her grandson Hunter Ryder were walking in the 21000 block of Mount Pony Road when the animals attacked. A few days later, dog owner Jamie Whitmer claimed the two male dogs and signed over custody to the county. After a 10-day quarantine, those dogs were euthanized.
The most tragic dog attack in this region occurred in September when a 23-month-old girl was mauled to death by a pit bull in Orange. According to reports, Jasmine Deane wandered outside her home during the evening and was found with multiple wounds all over her body. The dog owners voluntarily surrendered the dog to animal control officers and it was also euthanized.
Source: http://www2.starexponent.com/cse/news/local/article/culpepers_top_10_stories_of_2009/49293/
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