Crime & Safety

Pit Bulls And Lab Escape Home, At Least 1 Bites 4-Year-Old: Report

A 4-year-old was bit by at least one dog Wednesday in Ellicott City after two pit bulls and a lab escaped their home, according to a report.

ELLICOTT CITY, MD — At least one dog bit a 4-year-old girl Wednesday night in Ellicott City, according to a report.

Howard County Police told WBAL that three dogs escaped a home and an unknown number of the dogs bit the little girl. Two of the dogs are pit bulls and the third is a lab, WBAL reported.

The girl was taken to Johns Hopkins, where police said she is in stable condition. Howard County Police told WBAL that animal control captured two of the dogs but hasn't found the third dog.

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Animal control responded and took two of the dogs, but the third has not yet been found, police said.

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