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Resident reports dog bites at Tognazini Avenue; Chief Cash says animal control has been contacted
Summary
At the Sept. 9 Guadalupe City Council meeting, resident Deborah Sykes reported repeated loose-dog incidents and two bites on Tognazini Avenue, including an attack on a postal carrier and a child. Chief Cash said animal-control staff know the animals and that the department needs formal complaints to proceed.
A Guadalupe resident told the City Council on Sept. 9 that loose dogs at 322 Tognazini Avenue have attacked people and imperiled local services, and she asked the city to act.
“I live at 357 Tognazini Avenue, and I wanna know what we can do about the loose dogs on the street,” Deborah Sykes said, adding that a girl riding a bike and a male postal carrier were bitten. Sykes described one of the animals as a male dark German shepherd at 322 Tognazini Avenue and said residents had contacted animal control and the police chief without, in her view, a satisfactory response.
Sykes said the problem risks the continuation of door-to-door mail delivery in the block and asked the council to pursue a solution so the postal service will not reroute or replace curbside delivery with centralized boxes.
Chief Cash told the council he has been in communication with the animal-control director and that department staff believe they know which dogs are involved, but that formal complaints are necessary for enforcement. “I need actual complaints. I’ve talked with the director of the animal control. Everyone knows who the dogs belong to,” he said, and noted the department had discussed the matter with the post office.
Mayor Julian and council members said the police have responded in past dog-attack situations and that patrol staff will follow up when the city receives reports. The council did not take a formal vote on the matter; staff said they will continue to coordinate with animal control and asked residents to file documented complaints to trigger enforcement procedures.
