" Katie " attacked by vicious dog

              Thank you " Katie " of North Kingstown for alerting the public

    of the dangers of loose and vicious dogs. In her April 18 letter to the

    editor she reports that while walking on School St. she was attacked by

    a black dog with white markings. I beginning to wonder if vicious dogs

    own the streets not just in Cranston ( see my letter in West Bay, " Your

    Turn ",   March 5 ) but that they now own the whole state of Rhode Island.

               Let me warn would be visitors to Rhode Island : Beware vicious

    dogs - not on a leash ! You are more likely to encounter Cujo here in

    this once idyllic state than the monstrous shark " Jaws " .

             Katie was attacked on March 28, I on Jan 29 at the corner of

    Speck Ave. and Reservoir Ave. in Cranston, R.I.

              Not only should the owners of vicious dogs be aware of leash

    laws, Katie, but the local police should  ENFORCE them. I suggest

    -if you can't find the owner - send your medical bills to the mayor of

    North Kingstown.

                A good campaign issue : Is Rhode Island literally going to

    the dogs  ?

         P.S. The Cranston Police have made no effort to find the owner of

    the Rottweiler who attacked me. She did make a 911 call and had a FOP

    license plate or sticker - a true lover of law and order,  I guess.

                    Good luck finding the  canine culprit, Katie !