Yorktown Police Charge Dog Owner with Not Controlling, Licensing Dogs

YORKTOWN, NY — The owner of a dog that bit a female hiker in Turkey Mountain Nature Preserve is going to appear before a judge facing accusations that he didn’t control his pets.

Valdet Lajqi, 24, of Yorktown was charged with three violations of Yorktown Town Code:

• Allow dog to run at large
• Allow dog to chase, jump upon or harass another person
• Failure to license any dog over 4 months

According to police, they received a call from a female hiker around 9:45 a.m. Monday that there were two dogs running at large.

The officer who reported to the scene said there were two dog running off leash who were owned by Lajqi, and that one of the dogs had bitten the hiker, but caused no injury

Police also said the dogs were not licensed as required by the Town of Yorktown.

Lajqi was processed at the scene and issued an appearance ticket to answer the charges in Yorktown Court September 13.

He was released on his own recognizance and the dogs were taken to the ASPCA to be quarantined.

Just last week, a 49-year-old Yorktown woman was issued a summons for allowing two aggressive dogs to run around the preserve unrestrained.

The Daily Voice identified the woman as Bora Lajqi.

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