Crime & Safety
CITIZEN REPORTER: Pit Bull Mix Allegedly Attacks Owner In Wildomar
The animal was removed from the neighborhood by animal control.
The following UNCONFIRMED report was submitted by a Patch reader. Did you see anything? NOTE: This story was updated on 10/6/12 to reflect the dog was pit bull/shepherd mix.
A man was attacked by his pit bull/shepherd mix in front of his Wildomar home Friday morning.
The attack took place at approximately 6:30 a.m. on the corner of Hitching Post Lane and Stirrup Drive near a school bus stop.
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The dog attacked the man for approximately one minute while he screamed for help… . Paramedics were called, but the man was taken by his family to the hospital before they arrived.
Editor's Note: According to an Animal Friends of the Valleys/Southwest Communities Animal Shelter representative, the facility has no record of a pit bull being picked up or removed from the reported area.
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