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<DIV><EM>Neighbors- with Chief Eddington's permission i am passing this on to
neighbors- this is the official police response to my question of why it took so
long for the EPD to secure this dog on Sunday to ensure the safety of everyone
in the area:</EM></DIV>
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size=3><FONT face=Arial size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><EM>Dear Ms.
Fonda,<o:p></o:p></EM></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p><EM> </EM></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><EM>Here are some facts that I
hope will put the Pit Bull issue in
perspective.<o:p></o:p></EM></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p><EM> </EM></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<LI class=MsoNormal style="mso-list: l4 level1 lfo3"><EM><FONT face=Arial
size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Officer responded
to the call and identified the residence of the offending
animal.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT> </EM></LI></OL>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p><EM> </EM></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<LI class=MsoNormal style="mso-list: l4 level1 lfo3"><EM><FONT face=Arial
size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">While sorting out
this rather emotional issue – for both families – a youthful member of the
family that owned the offending dog was arrested for disorderly conduct. At
this point the police sergeant on the scene made a decision to attempt to
de-escalate the situation. He made certain the dog was secured appropriately
then advised the owners of the dog that the Animal Warden would finalize the
issuance of tickets and the future status of the dog on Monday
morning.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT> </EM></LI></OL>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p><EM> </EM></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<LI class=MsoNormal style="mso-list: l4 level1 lfo3"><EM><FONT face=Arial
size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">During this event
at the house where the offending dog lives, the bite to the human was
unreported. Consequently the officers were sorting out a dog fight, not an
incident where a person had been harmed.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p><EM> </EM></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<LI class=MsoNormal style="mso-list: l4 level1 lfo3"><EM><FONT face=Arial
size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">On Sunday afternoon
Alderman Wilson asked me to review the matter to determine if all possible
steps had been taken.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT> </EM></LI></OL>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p><EM> </EM></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=Arial size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><EM>I asked the Sergeant who
handled the initial call to re-contact the owner of the dog and request that
they voluntarily bring their dog to the animal shelter. They complied with the
Sergeant’s request<o:p></o:p></EM></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p><EM> </EM></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<LI class=MsoNormal style="mso-list: l4 level1 lfo3"><EM><FONT face=Arial
size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">On Monday the
family agreed to euthanize their dog.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT> </EM></LI></OL>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p><EM> </EM></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<LI class=MsoNormal style="mso-list: l4 level1 lfo3"><EM><FONT face=Arial
size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Known facts drive
the department’s response to all issues. Once a reasonable path has been
selected it is difficult to reverse course especially after a lawful arrest
has been made and an agreement which defused he situation has been
made.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT> </EM></LI></OL>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p><EM> </EM></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.25in"><FONT face=Arial size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><EM>I hope these comments bring
some clarity to an emotional and hectic
situation.<o:p></o:p></EM></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p><EM> </EM></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.25in"><FONT face=Arial size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><EM>If you have additional
questions please feel free to contact me.<o:p></o:p></EM></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p><EM> </EM></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.25in"><FONT face=Arial size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><EM>Richard
Eddington<o:p></o:p></EM></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.25in"><FONT face=Arial size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><EM>Chief of Police
<o:p></o:p></EM></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p><EM> </EM></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.25in"><FONT face=Arial size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><A
title=mailto:reddington@cityofevanston.org
href="mailto:reddington@cityofevanston.org"><EM>reddington@cityofevanston.org</EM></A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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