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  • Fla. man bites off girlfriend's thumb during fight

    January 18, 2013 1:04 PM

    PALM BAY, Fla. - Police in Florida say a man bit off his girlfriend's left thumb during a fight while he was driving her to work. Florida Today reports that hospital officials called police after the woman arrived for treatment Wednesday. Palm Bay police spokeswoman Yvonne Martinez says 35-year-old Ricardo... more »
  • Woman attacked by pit bull at animal shelter

    December 16, 2012 3:26 PM

    BATON ROUGE- A woman was attacked by a dog at the animal shelter and was rushed to an area hospital Sunday. The victim, whose name has not been released, was bitten by a pit bull. Reached by phone Sunday afternoon, Paula Shaw, an employee of Companion Animal Alliance,... more »
  • DHH: 53 new West Nile cases, 3 deaths Play Video

    August 24, 2012 4:20 PM

    BATON ROUGE - The state Department of Health and Hospitals said three more people died this week from the West Nile Virus, and 53 new cases were reported. That brings the year's total deaths to nine, the most in recent years according to DHH. The most was in 2002,... more »
  • Helping patients after a dog bite Play Video

    July 12, 2012 5:30 PM

    BATON ROUGE - The Center for Disease Control reports that about 4.5 million patients are bitten by dogs, of those people 800,000 end up in the emergency room. We spoke with Dr. Anthony Stephens about what you and your family should know. Dr. Stephens says out of the millions... more »
  • Bail denied for father accused of abusing kid to death

    June 18, 2012 10:38 AM

    BATON ROUGE- State District Judge Trudy White ruled the father of Xzayvion Riley will be held in Parish Prison without bail. Michael Robertson did not appear in District Court today. Instead, his hearing was done via video conferencing. The child's mother, Lavaughn Riley, is scheduled to have her... more »
  • Parents charged in death of bruised, bitten child Play Video

    June 15, 2012 12:46 PM

    BATON ROUGE - Authorities announced the parents of an 8-year-old boy who died and was found with dozens of bruises and a bite mark will be booked on charges of first-degree murder today. The East Baton Rouge Parish Coroner's office released their findings from the autopsy of Xzayvion Riley,... more »
  • Deputies told bruised, bitten child had medical emergency

    June 13, 2012 2:31 PM

    BATON ROUGE - Sheriff's deputies in East Baton Rouge Parish said they were initially called out for a cardiac arrest to a home where a child with dozens of bruises and bite marks was found. Deputies arrested Michael Robertson, 46, and Lavaughn Riley, 32, of Baton Rouge in suspicion... more »
  • Scott man arrested after alleged face-bite attack

    June 6, 2012 2:15 PM

    SCOTT - Authorities say a Scott man was arrested after allegedly biting a chunk out of the face of an acquaintance during an attack on Saturday. Police say 43-year-old Carl Jacquneaux attacked Todd Credeur in Creduer's front yard. During the melee, Jacqueneaux bit a chunk out of Creduer's face, Thomas... more »
  • Gator caught at Port Allen motel after biting guest Play Video

    April 11, 2012 5:52 PM

    PORT ALLEN - Animal control workers removed an almost six-foot-long alligator from a Port Allen motel this afternoon after it bit a guest. Staff at the motel told News 2 they saw the alligator outside of a window and called the West Baton Rouge Parish Sherriff's office. But before... more »
  • Pit bull owner cited after attack Play Video

    April 2, 2012 5:51 PM

    WATSON- A young girl is recovering after a pit bull bit her over the weekend. Livingston Parish Deputies said the dog was chained up and behind a fence when the attack happened. "The child was in the vicinity of the dog, which was restrained, it was inside a... more »
  • Child seriously injured by a dog

    April 2, 2012 10:43 AM

    BATON ROUGE - A local girl is recovering today after she was bitten by a dog over-the-weekend. Authorities say the girl was hospitalized after the dog did extensive damage to the child's face. The owner of the dog was cited in the incident. The breed of the dog... more »
  • Bite Your Lip

    May 3, 2011 7:35 PM

    A woman in Las Cruces, New Mexico is in jail for biting off the lower lip of her boyfriend during an argument. Aurelia Lorena Reyes is charged with aggravated battery after police went to a motel and found the 35-year-old man with a bloody face and a missing lower lip.... more »
  • Judge orders pit bull killed after biting boy

    October 11, 2010 3:14 PM

    A Lafourche Parish judge has ruled that a pit bull that bit a 12-year-old boy without provocation must die. The Comet reports that the dog's owner, Marie Bermudez, agreed to the order handed down Monday by Judge Walt Lanier. The dog named Duke bit the boy's thigh as he rode... more »
  • Man hospitalized after dog attack

    September 3, 2010 8:27 PM

    A man is in the hospital after a dog bit him in the crotch earlier today. Authorities told News 2 the man was riding his bike down a street in Eastover Estates south of Denham Springs around 11:30 a.m. when the a large, black, shaggy dog ran from under a... more »
  • Dog shot after biting deputy

    July 9, 2010 7:28 AM

    A pit bull dog was shot in the head after it bit a narcotics agent with the Lafourche Parish Sheriff's Office in the leg. Deputies say the agent had gone to a residence in Larose to serve a man with papers dealing with plans to seize alleged drug money. Albert... more »
  • Man bites bus driver, spits blood at cops

    June 20, 2010 4:23 PM

    A judge orders a grand jury investigation of a man who allegedly bit a bus driver, then spat his own blood at police officers. The Sun Herald reports that Justice Court Judge Bruce Strong also kept bond for 37-year-old John Tad Hinton Jr. at $500,000. When Hinton was... more »
  • Man thinks he's bitten by an alligator

    March 25, 2010 8:17 AM

    A swirl in the dark water of Black Bayou Lake followed by a sharp stabbing injury to his arm after he fell into the water, led a man to believe he was bitten by an alligator. But Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries agent Capt. Alan Bankston says there was no alligator... more »
  • Pet monkey put to death after biting child

    February 18, 2010 4:57 AM

    State wildlife officials say they had to put a Lafayette Parish woman's pet monkey to death after it bit a child. It happened last week in Lafayette. The 3-year-old girl was at a friend's house when the 35 pound Japanese Snow Macaque bit her hand. Officials say the animal had... more »
  • Man accused of trying to bite off woman's nose

    September 18, 2009 5:57 AM

    Alexandria Police arrested Bernard Radford after he got into a fight with his girlfriend and allegedly tried to bite her nose off. The girlfriend told police that Radford "went crazy" and started hitting her and then bit her on the nose, almost biting it off. Radford is charged with second-degree... more »

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