Dallas police have arrested a woman after her dog attacked two people.
Alicia Hernandez, 64, was charged with attack by dangerous dog. This is the first time DPD has ever made an arrest with this charge, police said.
Hernandez's 65-pound black and tan pit bull attacked a 41-year-old woman on July 19. Police said the dog jumped over the fence at his house. The woman was treated for bites to the right side of her ribs.
Dallas Animal Services seized the animal, quarantined the dog for 10 days and cited Hernandez.
A few weeks later on August 6, a 38-year-old woman was hospitalized after being attacked by the same dog.
Police said the woman was walking along the 4400 block of Rosewood Avenue when the dog escaped the gate and bit her several times.
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Through at translator, witness Elsa Del Carmen Bonilla described the attack. “I saw how the dog ran towards her very fast and knocked her down to the grass. I told her that I would support her and I would be her witness because the dog also tried to attack me,” she said.
Officers said the victim received puncture wounds to her legs, as well as cuts to her hands and chest. She has been released from the hospital.
Officers determined the front gate to the home was not secured properly.
The dog was seized by Dallas Animal Services and remains in a shelter.
Hernandez is currently in the Lew Sterrett Justice Center, where she is being held on a $25,000 bond.
History of Violations
Police said that Hernandez was cited for seven violations in 2010 for numerous violations, including animal at large.
The investigation revealed that Hernandez was criminally negligent and was aware of the risks to the public by her dogs.
