People in one Manchester neighborhood said they haven't gotten
their mail in almost a week because of a dog.
Neighbors along a section of Campfield Road are installing
mailboxes in front of their homes even though they already have one next to
their doors.
"Until I install a mailbox on the side of the road, I guess
I have to get my mail from the post office," said neighbor Michael Varni.
Neighbors said after realizing they were no longer receiving
their mail, they drove to their local post office and found a notice with their
mail. It said that due to, "repeated dog attacks and multiple dog bites to
our letter carriers from a dog", at a home on Campfield Road, that the
post office will only do curbside delivery for their section, "so our carriers
no longer dismount out of the vehicle making them accessible to a dog
attack."
"I was pretty upset," said neighbor Allisyn Pentleton.
"They told me it was a problem with my neighbor's dog."
The owners of that dog told NBC Connecticut that when the dog
was a puppy it ran towards a mailman who kicked their pet and said since then,
the animal has acted aggressively towards anyone in uniform.
About a year and a half ago, they say the dog bit a mailman but
that it was only a "graze" and last week chased the mail truck. That's
when the mail stopped coming.
"It does concern me that someone was bit and apparently
maybe even more than once," said Varni.
One neighbor told NBC Connecticut that the dog chased after her
once and another neighbor had to use the spray from a hose to keep the dog
away, but others said the dog has never bothered them.
Everyone, including the owners, admits the dog escapes the home
quite a bit.
"I've seen the dog a million times. The dog jumps on me, is
really friendly, wants to lick my face, but now it's just kind of confusing
about how to feel about it," said Pentleton.
Manchester police told us they have no knowledge of any
incidents involving dog attacks in that location. NBC Connecticut has reached
out to animal control and to the post office but have not heard back.
Source: nbcconnecticut.com
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