Ventura County Sheriff's Department

Location: 300 block Sespe Avenue, Fillmore, CA. 93015
(S)uspects, (V)ictims, (W)itnesses, Address, Age
(V) Male, Fillmore, California, 88

On October 16, 2008, deputies from the Ventura County Sheriff’s Department responded to a dog bite victim in the 300 block of Sespe Avenue in Fillmore. Deputies arrived and discovered an eighty-eight year old male had been bitten by a dog while bicycling. The victim suffered a small puncture wound to his left calf as a result of the dog bite. He was treated at the scene by emergency medical technicians who had been summoned by deputies.

The dog, an American Stadfordshire Terrier, was located roaming nearby. Deputies corraled the dog until the arrival of Ventura County Animal Control, who collected the dog and placed it under a standard ten day quarantine. The dog’s owner was located and it was learned the dog had escaped from the owner’s backyard.

The Ventura County Sheriff’s Department reminds dog owners to ensure their dogs are properly secured at home and to always obey local leash laws.