Sunday, July 31, 2011

Connecticut: Attorney for Vickie Tkacz Has Different Story About Newfoundland Attack and Killing of Labrador

CONNECTICUT -- An attorney representing a woman arrested on Friday after her dogs attacked and killed another dog at Jackson Cove Park says the dogs did not begin the altercation, according to the Republican-American.

Ralph Crozier, who represents Vickie Tkacz (pronounced Kach), 37, of 48 Jackson Cove Road, Oxford, says the black Labrador Retriever (named Roxy) that was killed in the attack last week "leaned forward and growled" when he heard or saw the Newfoundlands, the Rep-Am reports.

RIP Roxy

Crozier also alleges that only two of the four Newfoundlands were involved in the attack and the other two were innocent yet were also taken from Tkacz, which Crozier says is unfair, according to the Rep-Am.

NOTE:
Ralph Crozier has his own problems to deal with:

(2013 article) Ralph Crozier is accused of laundering money that he knew came from illegal narcotics trafficking.

Two years ago, Crozier was the defense attorney in a local case that had emotions running high in Oxford.

Crozier and Tkacz

He represented Vicki Tkacz of Oxford, a woman who was frequently in trouble with local animal control officials and whose Newfoundland dogs attacked and killed a non-violent Labrador Retriever named Roxy at Jackson Cove. Crozier then began seeing Tkacz socially and moved in with her in Oxford.

He has been convicted with crimes related to domestic violence and drunken driving, for which he was sentenced to six months in prison.

(Oxford Patch - July 31, 2011)

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