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5-Year-Old Bitten by Dog at Patton Park

A roundup of activity for the Hamilton Police and Fire Department for Sept. 6-9. Where charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.

The following activity for the  and  comes from the Hamilton-Wenham Emergency Center log for Thursday, Sept. 6 through Monday, Sept. 9.

Thursday, Sept. 6

1:45 a.m. A disabled vehicle was assisted on Bridge Street.

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6:07 a.m. Assistance was rendered taking the ballots from .

8:53 a.m. A fire call was handled at an unspecified location in Hamilton.

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11:13 a.m. Community policing was conducted on Walnut Road.

1:01 p.m. Somebody was transported to the hospital after an ambulance call an Essex Street address.

1:31 a.m. A car stop was conducted on Greenbrook Road.

1:39 p.m. Information was given out after an animal call at an unspecified address in Hamilton.

2:39 p.m. Assistance was rendered on Farrington Lane.

2:43 a.m. Assistance was rendered at the station.

3:13 p.m. Somebody was transported to the hospital after an ambulance call to an Asbury Street address.

7:10 a.m. An ambulance was called to Hamilton Avenue.

Friday, Sept. 7

2:47 a.m. Mutual aid was provided to the headquarters to cover the station .

10:10 a.m. Assistance was rendered on Bay Road.

11:52 An alarm activation on Sagamore Farm Road was caused by an accidental activation or defective alarm.

12:43 p.m. Directions were given out.

1:13 p.m. Assistance was rendered at .

2:14 p.m. A report of hazards on Asbury Street near where a truck was allegedly parked in the road was unfounded.

2:15 p.m. Information about the vehicle possibly parked in the road on Asbury Street past Green Meadows Farm was passed on to Topsfield police.

5:40 p.m. A verbal warning was issued after a car stop on Bay Road.

5:49 p.m. Assistance was rendered at an apartment at the .

5:58 p.m. A fire call was handled at Hamilton-Wenham Regional High School.

6:43 p.m. An alarm activation at a Chebacco Road address was caused by an accidental activation or defective alarm.

8:42 p.m. A door or window was found open at Hamilton Town Hall.

Saturday, Sept. 8

9:13 a.m. Hamilton animal control was called.

10:28 a.m. An alarm activation at a Woodbury Street address was caused by an accidental activation or defective alarm.

11:34 a.m. Hamilton animal control was called.

11:40 a.m. Medical attention was refused after an ambulance call on Bay Road.

12:01 p.m. Services were rendered after an animal call on Cutler Road.

1:17 p.m. An alarm was activated at on Railroad Avenue.

1:46 p.m. Medical attention was refused after an ambulance call on Highland Street.

2:03 p.m. Assistance was rendered on Bay Road.

3:35 p.m. Hazards on Essex Street were referred to another agency.

4:39 p.m. A child seat check was conducted at the station.

4:43 p.m. A call for assistance at a Chebacco Road address was referred to another agency.

5:05 p.m. A 5-year-old boy was bitten by a dog at and taken to Beverly Hospital by Lyons ambulance. The boy was playing with the 3-year-old mutt named Finn before he was bitten on the left cheek. The bite caused a puncture wound, police said.

The owner of the dog was located and police verified that it was up to date on its rabies vaccination.

“The dog was taken from the scene,” said Hamilton Police Sgt. Stephen Trepanier said. The dog will now have to be quarantined by the owners for two weeks.

Trepanier said it wasn’t immediately know whether the dog was on a leash but if it was not on a leash the owner could be cited for having a dog off leash.

7:34 p.m. Somebody was taken to the hospital after an ambulance call to Patton Park.

8:24 p.m. A ticket was issued after a car stop at Essex Street and Berry Circle.

9:48 p.m. A verbal warning was issued after a car stop on Berry Circle.

Sunday, Sept. 9

7:54 a.m. Animal control was called for an animal call on Hamilton Avenue.

8:19 a.m. Hazards were reported at Patton Park.

9 a.m. A lockout was handled at a Hamilton Avenue address.

10:35 a.m. A pistol permit application was handled at the police station.

10:38 a.m. Animal control was called for an animal call at an Essex Street address.

10:48 a.m. A female bicyclist was taken to the hospital .

11:56 a.m. A lockout was handled at a Village Lane address.

12:17 p.m. Assistance was rendered at the station.

1:32 p.m. A report of a domestic dispute at a Hunters Lane address was unfounded.

3:19 p.m. A motor vehicle complaint at Linden Street and Bay Road was unfounded.

3:45 p.m. A report of drug violations at an Asbury Street address was unfounded.

4:49 p.m. A fire call was handled at a Village Lane address.

For any questions on this blotter, please contact robertg@patch.com.


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