A pack of dogs attacked a woman and the vehicles of first responders Wednesday afternoon after escaping a yard in Southwest San Antonio, police records show.
The 44-year-old woman was walking along West Southcross Boulevard near the intersection of Priscilla Street when “several dogs” broke from the yard of a home and bit her leg, according a preliminary report from the San Antonio Police Department.
City personnel took five dogs into custody. However, not all the animals were involved in the attack, ACS spokeswoman Lisa Norwood told the A local business owner told KSAT the dogs have been a problem in the neighborhood “for some time.” Even so, Norwood was unable to immediately confirm whether residents had filed previous complaints with ACS.ACS landed a 33% budget increase last year — the largest of any city department. However, Shannon revealed during the budget meeting that ACS failed to meet key self-imposed goals and still is only responding to 59% of critical calls.
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