Creston Police: Owner cited after repeated reports of aggressive dogs

Kathleen J. Portwood, 65, of Creston, was charged Feb. 26 with animal at large.

According to a Creston Police report, at approximately 10:16 p.m. Feb. 26 a dog was reportedly running at large and had attempted to attack a person walking on the street in the 500 block of North Oak Street. The caller advised a similar incident was reported a few days prior.

Officers responded to the area and observed two unrestrained dogs in the yard of a residence, later identified as Portwood’s. When the dogs saw officers, they began to bark aggressively and charged the patrol car.

Officers pulled into the driveway of the residence where Portwood walked out and told them the dogs had gotten loose and she was not fast enough to get them hooked onto leashes.

Portwood was cited and released at the scene on a summons to appear.