NEW YORK -- A pit bull was finally subdued after attacking woman and her two children as they walked to school on Rev. James Polite Ave. in the Bronx on Wednesday.
Local residents said the dog had been abandoned beside a fire hydrant with heavy chain around its neck. After the attack, NYPD Emergency Services officers tranquilized the dog before taking it to an animal control center.
The woman was taken to Lincoln Hospital, where her condition was unknown.
(NY Daily News - Nov 5, 2008)
