Date: Fri 12-Jun-1998

Publication: Bee

Author: ANDYG

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Dog Shooting Leads To Cruelty Charge

Police said they charged a local man with cruelty to animals and unlawful

discharge of a firearm in connection with a dog incident at his 17 Pebble Road

residence on the afternoon of June 6.

Police said that after the girlfriend of John Savo, 21, was bitten by his

family's pet rottweiler, Savo shot the dog in the head with a shotgun in his

yard, killing the dog.

Savo then started to transport his girlfriend to Danbury Hospital for

treatment when he flagged down police to aid him, police said.

The Newtown Volunteer Ambulance Corps transported the woman to the hospital

for treatment after which she was released, police said.

Police charged Savo in the case, releasing him for a June 19 appearance in

Danbury Superior Court.