A 10-year-old boy was bit by an off-duty Largo police dog in Tarpon Springs on Tuesday, the Tarpon Springs Police Department reported.
Tarpon Springs police said they received a call just before 4:30 p.m. Tuesday about a dog bite incident. When officers arrived at the scene, they learned that “an off-duty Largo Police Department Canine was accidentally released from his fenced-in yard area and bit a 10-year-old juvenile,” a news release from the Tarpon Springs department states.
Police said the boy’s father took him to the hospital, and the boy was in stable condition.
Greg is co-founder of PERENICH Law and has been a forceful champion for the injured for more than 30 years. He is a lifelong resident of Pinellas County and was educated in public schools in Clearwater and Tarpon Springs.
A 10-year-old boy was bit by an off-duty Largo police dog in Tarpon Springs on Tuesday, the Tarpon Springs Police Department reported.
Tarpon Springs police said they received a call just before 4:30 p.m. Tuesday about a dog bite incident. When officers arrived at the scene, they learned that “an off-duty Largo Police Department Canine was accidentally released from his fenced-in yard area and bit a 10-year-old juvenile,” a news release from the Tarpon Springs department states.
Police said the boy’s father took him to the hospital, and the boy was in stable condition.
Greg is co-founder of PERENICH Law and has been a forceful champion for the injured for more than 30 years. He is a lifelong resident of Pinellas County and was educated in public schools in Clearwater and Tarpon Springs.