{"id":34205,"date":"2023-08-02T11:00:01","date_gmt":"2023-08-02T21:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bigislandthieves.com\/?p=34205"},"modified":"2023-08-02T11:00:04","modified_gmt":"2023-08-02T21:00:04","slug":"victim-of-fatal-kau-dog-attack-identified","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bigislandthieves.com\/victim-of-fatal-kau-dog-attack-identified\/","title":{"rendered":"Victim of Fatal Ka\u2018\u016b Dog Attack Identified"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Victim Identified<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

The Hawai\u2018i Police Department (HPD) has identified the victim of a fatal dog attack that occurred on Tuesday morning, August 1, 2023, in the Hawaiian Ocean View Estates subdivision as 71-year-old Robert Northrop of Ocean View.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At approximately 8:59 a.m., on Tuesday morning, Ka\u2018\u016b patrol officers responded to an animal complaint in the 92-2000 block of Outrigger Drive in the Hawaiian Ocean View Estates subdivision in Ocean View. Arriving officers observed a male victim, later identified as Northrop, lying unconscious in the roadway. Police located a witness who reported hearing a commotion outside his residence. When the witness went to check, he saw the victim being attacked in the roadway by four large dogs. The witness chased the dogs and called the police and paramedics to the scene. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Northrop was treated at the scene by emergency medical personnel, however succumbed to his injuries while en route to the hospital.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThere is currently no evidence that the victim provoked this horrific attack,\u201d said Hawai\u2019i Police Chief Ben Moszkowicz. \u201cThis incident is a senseless tragedy that could have been avoided.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The dogs\u2019 owners were not home at the time of the attack; however, they have been identified and contacted by police. Investigators are looking into claims that the dogs had previously been reported as stray animals. In the meantime, the owners have surrendered all four dogs and a litter of 10 puppies to the Hawai\u2019i County Animal Control and Protection Agency. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Police are investigating this incident as a Negligent Failure to Control a Dangerous Dog case. HPD\u2019s Area II Criminal Investigation Section is continuing their investigation as they await autopsy results to determine the exact cause of death.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Hawai\u2018i Police Department encourages anyone with information relative to this investigation to contact Detective Donovan Kohara at (808) 326-4646 ext. 238, or via email at donovan.kohara@hawaiicounty.gov<\/a>. They may also contact the police department\u2019s non-emergency number at (808) 935-3311.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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