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• • • DANGEROUS ANIMAL HEARING STAFF ORIGINATOR: Chief Kent Strege HEARING DATE: November 8, 2010 TOPIC: Dangerous Animal Disposition Background Case #10- 075361 • On 04/08/2010, Sgt. Kyle Leibel responded to a dog bite that occurred at Timberwolf Trail and Wolf Circle. • The victim, Carl Schmuland, stated that he had been walking near the intersection when a large, golden colored dog came at him aggressively, jumped on him and bit his left arm causing injury. • The dog was identified as being owned by the Sawh's. • Sgt. Leibel advised Sawh that due to the fact the dog had bit somebody it was now classified as a potentially dangerous dog per city ordinance and state statute. • CSO Kristen Wills followed up by mailing Raun Sawh a letter notifying him that his dog was now classified as a potentially dangerous dog and that any additional attacks would result in the dog being classified as a dangerous animal per city ordinance. • Included with the letter was a copy of the Lino Lakes city ordinance regarding dangerous and potentially dangerous animals. Case #10- 238471 • On 10/15/2010, CSO Kristen Wills responded to a dog bite report that occurred at 1366 Wolf Circle. • CSO Wills spoke with the victim, Diane Irwin, via phone who stated that the dog attacked her as she was walking through the owner's yard at 1366 Wolf Circle. • Irwin stated that as she was crossing Sawh's yard after checking on a possible fire the dog, which was attached to a long leash, came at her aggressively, jumped up and bit her once on her right elbow and again on her left hip causing injury. • Irwin stated that she had been in the yard when the first bite occurred and in the street when she received the second bite. • CSO Wills spoke with the dog's owner, Andra Sawh, who stated that she was present during the bites. • Advised Sawh that because this was the second bite incident involving her dog and because her dog had already been classified as a potentially dangerous dog that her dog would now be classified as a dangerous animal per city ordinance. • On 10/20/2010 to follow up with the owner Raun Sawh and advised him that his dog was now classified as a dangerous animal.