JACKSON – A resident of a Jackson and a township police officer were described as being OK two weeks after they were injured during an incident involving five mixed-breed dogs that police described as “pit bull type” animals.
The updates on the condition of the two individuals was provided by Kenneth J. Pieslak, Jackson’s code compliance supervisor.
The incident in which the resident and the police officer were injured occurred shortly after 11 a.m. Jan. 11 in the area of South Boston and Bennetts Mills roads.
The woman was walking her pit bull dog when five dogs got out of their fenced-in area as the woman and her pet were walking by on the street, Pieslak said.
“The police happened to come upon the attack through routine patrol. (An officer) pepper sprayed the dogs and that caused four of them to run back to their yard. One dog had to be chased down,” he said.
Police described the dogs that got loose from the yard as “pit bull type” dogs.
During the incident, Police Officer Kyle Stybe attempted to intervene and was bitten on the arm by one dog before he used oleoresin capsicum spray to disperse the attacking dogs.
Police said the woman was transported to a hospital for treatment of bites. Her dog, which was also bitten, was transported to a veterinarian for treatment.
Pieslak said the dogs that committed the attack were quarantined at home, which is the standard operating procedure. The dogs’ owner received a summons as a result of the dogs running off the property.
“All the dogs have been checked and all are OK. They have remained at the house and are still there. The woman is OK and everything is fine that we know of,” Pieslak said on Jan. 24.
In other incidents reported by the Jackson Police Department:
• On Jan. 12 at 4:11 p.m., officers, first aid personnel and medics responded to a residence on Goldthread Court to investigate a report of a 55-year-old male who had apparently overdosed on drugs. Police said the male was treated with the overdose antidote Narcan and regained consciousness. He was transported to a hospital for treatment. A substance suspected to be heroin was found at the scene and was seized for processing and destruction.
• At 3:46 p.m. Jan. 11, a resident of Maryland Drive reported that a 2016 Kawasaki motorcycle had been stolen from his garage about a week prior to his report to police.
• On Jan. 13 at 10:40 p.m., officers conducted a motor vehicle stop on South Hope Chapel Road for observed motor vehicle violations. During the stop, a search of the vehicle resulted in the recovery of several bags of a substance suspected to be marijuana, currency in excess of $900 and multiple cell phones. Police said the 40-year-old male driver was charged with possession of marijuana, possession of marijuana with the intent to distribute, possession of a controlled dangerous substance while operating a motor vehicle, operating a motor vehicle without an interlock device and other motor vehicle violations.
• At 10:51 p.m. Jan. 13, officers responded to Butterfly Road to investigate a report of a crash involving one vehicle. An investigation resulted in the officers locating a half-empty bottle of whiskey in the vehicle. Police said the 50-year-old male driver was charged with driving while intoxicated, careless driving, reckless driving, failure to maintain lane, failure to wear a seatbelt and possession of an open alcoholic container while operating a motor vehicle.
