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Woman says gas company employee attacked her dog
A Savannah woman said an Atlanta Gas Light meter reader attacked her German shepherd with pepper spray and threatened him with a golf club.
Denise Winner-McKenzie walked outside her Lansing Avenue home Monday morning to see why her dog Aspen was barking. She found him trying to wipe away an orange substance covering his white face, she said. Several feet away stood an Atlanta Gas Light meter reader with a can of pepper spray in one hand and a golf club in the other, Winner-McKenzie said. A fence separated the 100-pound dog and the worker, she said. The gas meter is within the fenced yard. The worker denied spraying the dog, but told police he had sprayed another dog in the neighborhood the same day, a Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Department report says. Winner-McKenzie said it was obvious the man attacked her 8-year-old dog, who she says did nothing to harm the man. Winner-McKenzie washed Aspen's eyes and took him to the vet. She said Aspen is doing better, but is scared of meter readers now.
Winner-McKenzie called police Monday after the gas company didn't return her calls, she told an officer.
This was the third time a gas company employee has sprayed one of Winner-McKenzie's five dogs, she told police. Atlanta Gas Light's spokeswoman Sally Eggleston said the company and its meter reader cooperating with police.
Eggleston declined to comment on what happened because of an ongoing investigation, but said the meter reader is still employed.
"We have not taken any action because we believe there are two sides to all stories," she said. "We are not going to take action until the investigation is complete."
Police are investigating the incident as an animal cruelty case, but have not made any arrests.
Winner-McKenzie said she is deciding whether to press charges, but said she would like to see the worker take responsibility for his actions.
Atlanta Gas Light, like other utility companies, supplies its workers with Halt, a pepper spray designed to repel dogs, Eggleston said.
Eggleston said the company did not issue the golf club.
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Postman Attacked in Cambridge
A POSTMAN had his arm torn apart by two rottweilers in a savage attack as he was making his Christmas deliveries.
The 30-year-old was attacked in Gazeley Lane, Trumpington, Cambridge, yesterday morning near a detached house in the quiet, suburban street.
Bricklayer Anthony Lunn, who was visiting an ex-customer in the street, tried to fight the dogs off using an iron bar - but they came at him.
Mr Lunn, 44, then got into his van and ran one of the dogs over. While revving his engine to ward off the other dog, he called the emergency services.
Mr Lunn, a father of two who lives in Cambridge, was helped by his son.
He told the News: "The police said we saved his life. But I only did what anyone else would have done."
The postman, who was filling in for an injured colleague, was taken to Addenbrooke's Hospital by paramedics.
Initial reports suggested his arm had been severed.
Neighbours described the postman's injuries as "horrific" and said the dogs had left severe bite wounds on his arm, back and legs.
The dogs were reported to have been sent for destruction.
Mr Lunn was first alerted to the attack when he heard the man's screams. He said: "I ran over with an iron bar when my son told me a man was being attacked by a dog. When I approached the dogs, they both ran at me. I retreated back to my van and ran one of them over. But every time I got out of the van, the other dog came at me.
"I got on the phone to the ambulance and police, and kept revving the engine to distract the dog until it stopped mauling him. It eventually stopped, but after a long time. He was in a huge amount of agony."
A Royal Mail spokeswoman said: "We are shocked by this incident and will be urgently investigating as to what happened. In the meantime, our thoughts are with our colleague and his family."
Paramedics were called at 10.45am.
Reports suggested the two dogs were still present while they tended to the injured man. An ambulance service spokesman said crews had been "traumatised" by the incident.
The East Anglian Air Ambulance also landed at nearby Clay Farm, so Magpas medics on board could give support.
At noon yesterday, six police vehicles remained at the scene and a cordon was in place in front of the house.
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