Crime & Safety

Police: Woman Forced to Fend off Dog

Scarsdale woman in her 60s told police she was attacked by a canine.

A Scarsdale woman told police she was forced to fend off a violent dog while taking her own pet for a walk on the morning of Dec. 20

The 60-year-old woman said she was out with her dog on Woods Lane when a neighbor's unleashed dog bounded at her -- she was forced to kick the dog to keep it at bay, she told police.

The woman also told authorities similar incidents had happened in the past, and she is concerned for her and her dog's safety.

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