Crime & Safety

Dangerous Bulldog Concealed by Owners

Police believe a bite-happy bulldog is being concealed in an area located within six blocks from P.S. 213, and seven blocks from P.S. 46.

A vicious bulldog who took a bite out of a victim in Bayside today is being hidden by its owners, a police source said.

The dog was not at its home at 69th Ave. and 225th St. when police came to collect it for rabies testing. Its owners would not say where their pet, who was tied to an outdoor zip line when he locked teeth onto a passerby, was hidden. 

The family's neighbors were in cahoots to hide the dog from NYPD as well.

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"They weren't assisting us—they were playing games," said a spokesman for the 111th Precinct. 

Police believe the owners feared that the dog would be destroyed. At least four people suspected of concealing the animal were charged with obstructing governmental administration.

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