Burglar left empty-handed after being bitten by dog

7:05pm Monday 20th August 2012 in Clacton, Frinton & Walton By Will Lodge

A WOULD-BE burglar got away empty-handed when he was bitten by a dog.

A woman was alerted to the break-in at her home in North Road, Great Clacton, when she heard her dog making a commotion downstairs.

She went to investigate only to see the leg of a man being bitten by her pet.

The man then fled the house.

Investigating officer Det Con Jo Mangham said: “At the time of the incident the occupant heard the man state he was bleeding. I am appealing for anyone who knows of a man with a recent bite to his leg area to contact us.”

The incident happened at 9pm on Saturday, and nothing was taken in the raid.

  • Anyone with any information is asked to contact Det Con Mangham at Clacton police station on 101, or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.

Comments(16)

trojan46 says...
7:44pm Mon 20 Aug 12

No doubt the burglar will come forward and complain to Police about being bitten and the occupier will end up with a worse punishment that the burglar!

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poppy*** says...
8:11pm Mon 20 Aug 12

Im being sued by a delivery driver who decided to enter my house so as to deliver a parcel despite warning notices and a post box situated on the outside of the property and a sign on the gate saying about a dog being on the premises...... when i explained this to the insurance people i was told that a dog now has to be trained and certificated , my little terrier was just doing what they do...protecting its family.

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cavillas says...
8:15pm Mon 20 Aug 12

Good little doggie, bites nasty man burglar. He deserves some doggie choccies.

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jut1972 says...
8:54pm Mon 20 Aug 12

poppy****
The police cannot act if the attack is on private property, tell the delivery driver to shove it.

With luck the piece of scum will get septacemia.

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essex_andy says...
11:36pm Mon 20 Aug 12

I do hope the scum is in alot of pain. I do hope my dogs breed is in the paper as Staffordshire Bull Terrier dogs get alot of bad press, We will see.

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Boris says...
1:16am Tue 21 Aug 12

poppy*** wrote:
Im being sued by a delivery driver who decided to enter my house so as to deliver a parcel despite warning notices and a post box situated on the outside of the property and a sign on the gate saying about a dog being on the premises...... when i explained this to the insurance people i was told that a dog now has to be trained and certificated , my little terrier was just doing what they do...protecting its family.
Don't order parcels for delivery to your home, then.

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Farmhouse France says...
10:54am Tue 21 Aug 12

Good dog. He was only protecting his owner and his home. Guess the burglar wishes he hadn't entered that house.

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Boris says...
11:25am Tue 21 Aug 12

itsagayday wrote:
Boris wrote:
poppy*** wrote:
Im being sued by a delivery driver who decided to enter my house so as to deliver a parcel despite warning notices and a post box situated on the outside of the property and a sign on the gate saying about a dog being on the premises...... when i explained this to the insurance people i was told that a dog now has to be trained and certificated , my little terrier was just doing what they do...protecting its family.
Don't order parcels for delivery to your home, then.
Are you really being serious Boris , Na you cannot be that dumb can you
How would you get round the problem then? Remember poppy**** was talking about a delivery driver, not a burglar.

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Myrtle says...
11:36am Tue 21 Aug 12

Put up a warning sign.
Put a postbox in a safe place and fit a cordless door bell to post box with a note on it saying 'Dogs may be running loose, please ring bell and wait'.
That's what I have done.
I still get the odd moron that thinks it doesn't apply to them, so they deserve to be bitten ( or slobbered on as is my dogs inclination).

Ok, it didn't stop the idiot who thought he could try to jemmy my shed open at 2 in the morning, bet he was suprised when confronted by two rather loud dogs.
Hope his Mum enjoyed washing the anti - climb paint off his clothes that he managed to cover himself in when taking the short cut out my garden over the 6 foot fences.

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cavillas says...
1:24pm Tue 21 Aug 12

jut1972 wrote:
poppy****
The police cannot act if the attack is on private property, tell the delivery driver to shove it.

With luck the piece of scum will get septacemia.
But the delivery driver is suing, that is a civil not criminal procedure. The police have nothing to do with it and cannot interfere.

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jut1972 says...
7:45pm Tue 21 Aug 12

Ah. Good point. Would still tell him to shove it. If he ignores warnings he accepts the consequences.

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Boris says...
12:21pm Wed 22 Aug 12

itsagayday wrote:
Boris wrote:
itsagayday wrote:
Boris wrote:
poppy*** wrote:
Im being sued by a delivery driver who decided to enter my house so as to deliver a parcel despite warning notices and a post box situated on the outside of the property and a sign on the gate saying about a dog being on the premises...... when i explained this to the insurance people i was told that a dog now has to be trained and certificated , my little terrier was just doing what they do...protecting its family.
Don't order parcels for delivery to your home, then.
Are you really being serious Boris , Na you cannot be that dumb can you
How would you get round the problem then? Remember poppy**** was talking about a delivery driver, not a burglar.
Teach the driver to learn how to read maybe you could go to school with him LOL!!!!!!!
Don't shout. Learn some manners.

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peanuts68 says...
3:34pm Wed 22 Aug 12

but if that was a pit bull or bit bull type that bit the burglar the authorities would order the dog be destroyed regardless if the dog was in the house on its own premises or in his own garden , in my eyes any dog who defends his family is a hero ,no one has the right even the police ,council or court to order an animal destroyed cos he is defending what's his or defending his self , and the burglar deserved to get a chuck taken from his leg WELL DONE DOGGY UR A HERO

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wellnow says...
3:45pm Wed 22 Aug 12

i wish people would stick the point and not confuse a delivery driver with a burglar.

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romantic says...
3:54pm Wed 22 Aug 12

Hazard of the game, I´d have thought. If you choose to go out burgling, there will always be a chance that a dog will attack you. My dog would be useless and probably just beg for food from any burglar.

As for the delivery driver, well, if he was attacked actually inside the house, he might find it hard to win a case. Why would he be inside the house? Unless it is a porch, maybe.

If he was attacked in the garden or driveway, then he could have a better case. The idea of a bell at the entrance to the property is a good one.

I remember dogs as an occupational hazard back in my days as a kid delivering the Gazette. Some would mutilate the paper so badly each day, you wondered why they continued to get it delivered. I think some dogs only hated the postman more than the paper-boy!

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mechanic7 says...
12:44am Thu 23 Aug 12

Shame the lady only had one dog. if she had two they could have had a leg each. If she had three think what the third one could have had !!

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