Postal officials are getting serious about preventing dog attacks on mail carriers

By Anne Aurand / The Bulletin
October 7, 2002

One day, mail carrier Jerry Croak was lugging a mail bag down the street when he noticed across the road a 60-pound German Shepherd mix being walked by an 8-year-old boy.

When the dog saw Croak in his letter carrier's uniform, he charged across the street, dragging the child in his wake,....

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