04/14/17 — Police officers use Taser to stop pit bull

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Police officers use Taser to stop pit bull

By From staff reports
Published in News on April 14, 2017 9:57 AM

Police officers used a Taser to stop a pit bull dog after it charged at them Wednesday afternoon.

According to a Goldsboro Police report, the owner allowed the dog to run loose in the 200 block of Neil Street shortly after 2 p.m.

The report said officers arrived at the scene and saw the dog chasing two men who were driving a lawnmower.

A neighbor of the owner told officers he jumped over a fence to escape from the dog.

The dog then charged two officers, causing them to use a Taser to stop the dog.

According to the report, the Wayne County Animal Control arrived at the scene, and a family member of the owner was able to take the dog inside the house.

No injuries were listed on the report.