Crime & Safety
Toms River Toddler Hospitalized After Attack By Family Dog, Police Say
The 3-year-old girl was taken by medevac to a trauma center for treatment of serious injuries, police said.
A 3-year-old Toms River girl is being treated at a trauma center after police and a report say the child was attacked by the family’s dog Monday night.
Toms River police spokesman Ralph Stocco said the girl, who lives in the Normandy Beach section of the township, was flown by Southstar to Cooper University Medical Center in Camden with stable vitals after she was bitten by the dog. He did not have details on the extent of her injuries late Monday night.
NBC10 in Philadelphia reported that police said the 3-year-old was attacked by the family’s pet, reportedly a mastiff-type of dog, at their home on 4th Avenue about 8:15 p.m.
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Stocco said the incident remains under investigation.
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