Crime & Safety
Delco Dog Doodie Dispute Descends Into Water Dousing: State Police
Pennsylvania State Police said a 61-year-old Glen Mills woman sprayed her neighbor in the face with a hose after a dispute about dog waste.
GLEN MILLS, PA — A 61-year-old Delaware County woman was arrested after she sprayed her neighbor in the face with a hose during a dispute over dog waste, Pennsylvania State Police said.
The incident played out in mid-September in Glen Mills, according to authorities.
At about 10:53 a.m. on Sept. 12, state police troopers were called to the Townhouses on Parker Place in Concord Township for an ongoing neighbor dispute.
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Police said the victim, 71, said someone put a bag of dog feces on her doorway.
The victim confronted a neighbor, asking if she put the bag on her doorway, police said.
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Word were exchanged, and that led to the 61-year-old spraying the 71-year-old in the face with a hose, police said.
No one was hurt, but police arrested the 61-year-old woman, authorities said. Police did not identify the woman who was arrested.
It's unclear what, if any, charges were filed in the incident.
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