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DISPOSITION: ZULU
DIVISION: ROAD PATROL

911:
ANIMAL BITE
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SIGNAL CODE: 70
CRIME CODE:
NON CRIME CODE: AR
CODE: 9570 02/24/16
WEDNESDAY
ZONE: A22 GRID:
DEPUTY I.D.:
8568 NAME: LYNCH GREGORY
ASSIST:
TIME D 0319 A 0322 C 0439
OCCURRED BETWEEN DATE: 02/24/16 , 0318 HOURS AND DATE: 02/24/16 , 0439 HOURS
EXCEPTION TYPE:
INCIDENT LOCATION: 1466
N MILITARY
TL
APT. NO.:
CITY: WEST PALM BEACH
STATE: FL
ZIP: 33409
NO. OFFENSES: 00 NO. OFFENDERS: UK NO. VEHICLES STOLEN:
LOCATION: PARKING LOT / GARAGE
NO. VICTIMS: 00 NO. ARRESTED: 0 FORCED ENTRY: 0

NO. PREMISES ENTERED:

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NAME LIST:
ROLE:
OTHER

TIMOTHY M ZELL
DOB: 04/29/1955
SEX: M RACE: W HT: 600 WT: 280 HR: GRAY
EYE: BLUE
RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS: 4100
BELVEDERE RD
WPB
FL 33401
BUSINESS PHONE: 561 000-0000
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STATUS 1 = STOLEN
2 = S/R DIFFERENT DAY
CODE
3 = S/R SAME DAY
4 = RECOVERED FOR OTHER JURISDICTION
(STA)
5 = LOST ITEMS
8 = EVIDENCE SEIZED
9 = OTHER (ARSON/VANDALISM)
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DATE S T
P R O P E R T Y
STLN/ T Y
BRAND
CALIBER SERIAL/NUMBER
VALUE
VALUE
TELETYPE
RECOV A P
NAME
(GUN)
DESCRIPTION
STOLEN RECOVERED
NUMBER
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022416 8 Z
.40 CALIBER
1
CASING
022416 8 Z
12 GUAGE SHOT1
GUN SHELL
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REPORT NUMBER: 1
EVIDENCE TAKEN BY ....... D/S LYNCH #8568
PHOTOS TAKEN BY ......... SGT FUNK #7721

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DISPOSITION: ZULU

ON 02/24/16, I RESPONDED TO THE GREATER YAMAHA, LOCATED AT 1466 NORTH

MILITARY TRAIL, IN PALM BEACH COUNTY, IN REFERENCE TO AN ANIMAL CALL. THE
ANONYMOUS CALLER ADVISED THAT THREE DOGS WERE ATTACKING A MALE IN FRONT OF THE
BUSINESS.
UPON ARRIVAL, AN UNKNOWN MALE ON THE SIDEWALK, WAS WAVING ME DOWN AND
POINTING TOWARDS THE FRONT OF THE BUSINESS. AS I PULLED TO THE FRONT OF THE
BUSINESS, I COULD SEE THREE DOGS, COVERED IN BLOOD, WHICH THROUGH MY
EXPERIENCE IMMEDIATELY RECOGNIZED AS PIT BULL, OR PIT BULL MIXED DOGS. THE
DOGS WERE ATTACKING A MALE, WHO WAS LYING NEXT TO THE FRONT WALL OF THE
BUSINESS. THE MALE, LATER IDENTIFIED AS TIMOTHY ZELL, WAS COMPLETELY NAKED
AND COVERED IN BLOOD. ZELL WAS YELLING "HELP ME!" THERE WAS A LARGE AMOUNT
OF BLOOD FROM THE WALL OF THE BUSINESS TO THE END OF THE CONCRETE WALKWAY AND
IN THE GRASS. I APPROACHED AND YELLED AT THE DOGS TO GET THEIR ATTENTION OFF
ZELL.
THE DOGS THEN TURNED THEIR ATTENTION TOWARDS ME. THE DOGS APPROACHED AND
WERE BARKING AND SNARLING. FEARING FOR MY SAFETY AND THE SAFETY OF ZELL, I
DREW MY ISSUED PBSO HANDGUN. THE DOGS CONTINUED TO APPROACH BARKING AND
SNARLING. I WAS THEN FORCED TO SHOOT ONE OF THE DOGS. I FIRED ONE SHOT FROM
MY HANDGUN, STRIKING THE DOG CLOSEST TO ME. ALL THREE DOGS THEN FLED
SOUTHBOUND THROUGH THE PARKING LOT. I ADVISED, VIA RADIO, THAT I HAD SHOT ONE
OF THE DOGS AND REQUESTED FOR FIRE RESCUE TO RESPOND FOR ZELL.
D/S GEORGE THEN ARRIVED ON SCENE. I THEN SAW ALL THREE DOGS RUNNING BACK
THROUGH THE PARKING LOT TOWARDS US. BOTH D/S GEORGE AND I DREW OUR PBSO
HANDGUNS AND POSITIONED OURSELVES BETWEEN THE DOGS AND ZELL. D/S GEORGE AND I
WERE ABLE TO MANEUVER, KEEPING THE DOGS FAR ENOUGH AWAY (APPROXIMATELY THREE
FEET), SO THAT I WAS ABLE TO RETRIEVE MY PBSO ISSUED SHOTGUN FROM MY VEHICLE.
FIRE RESCUE THEN RESPONDED TO THE SCENE. FIRE RESCUE WERE STAYING IN
THEIR VEHICLE AND I THEN TOLD D/S GEORGE TO TELL FIRE RESCUE TO GET TO ZELL,
FEARING FOR HIS SAFETY DUE TO HIS INJURIES AND AMOUNT OF BLOOD LOSS. AS D/S
GEORGE WENT TO GET FIRE RESCUE, ONE OF THE DOGS AGAIN BEGAN TO APPROACH ME. I
THEN AGAIN, FEARING FOR MY SAFETY AND FOR ZELL, WAS FORCED TO SHOOT THE DOG.
I FIRED ONE SHOT (00 BUCKSHOT) FROM MY PBSO SHOTGUN STRIKING THE DOG, AND
KILLING IT. THE OTHER TWO DOGS THEN FLED SOUTHBOUND THROUGH THE PARKING LOT.
I AM UNSURE IF THE DOG I SHOT WITH THE SHOTGUN IS THE SAME DOG THAT I SHOT
WITH MY HANDGUN.
FIRE RESCUE WAS THEN ABLE TO GET TO ZELL TO TREAT HIM. ZELL WAS
TRANSPORTED AS A LEVEL 1 TRAUMA ALERT TO ST. MARY'S HOSPITAL (RUN NUMBER 1621185). SGT. FUNK #7721 RESPONDED TO AND PHOTOGRAPHED THE SCENE. ANIMAL CARE
AND CONTROL (ACC) OFFICER MOULTON #2139 RESPONDED TO THE SCENE.
DUE TO THE NATURE OF THE ATTACK, MOULTON WANTED TO CHECK FOR THE OTHER
TWO DOGS. D/S GEORGE, D/S SIMPSON, AND I THEN ESCORTED MOULTON SOUTHBOUND,

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WHERE THE DOGS WERE LAST SEEN RUNNING. AFTER SEARCHING THE IMMEDIATE AREA, WE
WERE UNABLE TO LOCATE THE OTHER TWO DOGS AND RETURNED TO THE SCENE.
I THEN COLLECTED THE SHOTGUN SHELL AND .40 CALIBER CASING, PLACING THEM
INTO EVIDENCE. ACC OFFICER MOULTON COLLECTED THE BODY OF THE DECEASED DOG
(ACC CASE NUMBER 2758).
I LATER WENT TO THE HOSPITAL TO MEET WITH ZELL BUT WAS UNABLE TO MEET
WITH HIM DUE TO HIM UNDERGOING SURGERY FOR HIS INJURIES.
THIS ENDS MY INVOLVEMENT IN THIS CASE.
D/S LYNCH #8568
022416 JLW/6665

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DISPOSITION: ZULU
DIVISION: ROAD PATROL

911:
ANIMAL BITE
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SIGNAL CODE: 70
CRIME CODE:
NON CRIME CODE: AR
CODE: 9570 02/24/16
WEDNESDAY
ZONE: A22 GRID:
DEPUTY I.D.:
9656 NAME: GEORGE
ASSIST:
TIME D 0319 A 0322 C 0439
OCCURRED BETWEEN DATE: 02/24/16 , 0318 HOURS AND DATE: 02/24/16 , 0439 HOURS
EXCEPTION TYPE:
INCIDENT LOCATION: 1466
N MILITARY
TL
APT. NO.:
CITY: WEST PALM BEACH
STATE: FL
ZIP: 33409
NO. OFFENSES: 00 NO. OFFENDERS: UK NO. VEHICLES STOLEN:
LOCATION: PARKING LOT / GARAGE
NO. VICTIMS: 00 NO. ARRESTED: 0 FORCED ENTRY: 0

NO. PREMISES ENTERED:

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ON 02/24/2016 AT APPROXIMATELY 3:18 AM WHILE I WAS EMPLOYED WITH THE PALM
BEACH COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE NORTH REGION DISTRICT 3 ROAD PATROL DIVISION,
WORKING IN A MARKED SHERIFF'S OFFICE PATROL VEHICLE WITH EMERGENCY LIGHTS,
SIRENS, PBSO INSIGNIA AND IN FULL PBSO ROAD PATROL UNIFORM, I WAS ASSIGNED TO
PATROL UNINCORPORATED WEST PALM BEACH. WHILE I WAS ON PATROL, I WAS NOTIFIED
BY THE PBSO DISPATCH THAT THEY HAD RECEIVED A CALL FROM AN ANONYMOUS CALLER
STATING THAT AT 1466 NORTH MILITARY TRAIL, 2-3 DOGS WERE ATTACKING A HOMELESS
MAN. PBSO DISPATCH HAD ME RESPOND TO THE ADDRESS TO INVESTIGATE THE INCIDENT.
UPON MY ARRIVAL TO THE SCENE I HEARD A GUNSHOT AND THEN D/S LYNCH #8568
ADVISED VIA RADIO THAT HE HAD TO SHOOT ONE OF THE DOGS. AS I APPROACHED THE
AREA I OBSERVED A WHITE MALE, FULLY NAKED, COVERED IN BLOOD AND SEVERAL LARGE
CUTS AND DOG BITES ON HIS BODY. HE STATED "HELP". I THEN OBSERVED THREE PIT
BULLS RUNNING BACK TOWARDS US IN THE PARKING LOT. THE PIT BULLS WERE COVERED
IN BLOOD AND WERE BARKING. AS THE DOGS APPROACHED US, D/S LYNCH AND I PLACED
OURSELVES IN BETWEEN THE INJURED WHITE MALE AND THE DOGS. THE DOGS CONTINUED
TO APPROACH US BUT STAYED AT A 3 FOOT DISTANCE FROM US. D/S LYNCH ADVISED THAT
HE HAD ALREADY SHOT ONE OF THE DOGS. AS THE DOGS WERE WALKING AROUND IN THE
PARKING LOT, D/S LYNCH WAS ABLE TO GRAB HIS PBSO ISSUED SHOTGUN. HE ADVISED ME
THAT HE WOULD KEEP THE DOGS AWAY AND TO HAVE EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES (EMS)
WALK IN TO TREAT THE INJURED MALE.
AS I TURNED TO WAVE EMS TO COME IN I HEARD ANOTHER GUNSHOT GO OFF. I
TURNED AROUND AND SAW ONE OF THE PIT BULLS DEAD ON THE GROUND AND THE OTHER
TWO FLEE THE AREA. EMS THEN CAME OVER AND BEGAN TREATMENT ON THE INJURED MALE.
ANIMAL CARE AND CONTROL WAS THEN CONTACTED TO RESPOND FOR THE DOGS.

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UPON THE ARRIVAL OF ANIMAL CARE AND CONTROL, THEY STATED THAT THEY WOULD
GO LOOK FOR THE OTHER TWO DOGS SO THEY CAN GRAB THEM BEFORE THEY HURT SOMEONE
ELSE. HE ALSO STATED THAT HE WOULD LIKE A DEPUTY TO ESCORT HIM SO THAT IF THE
DOGS START TO ATTACK HIM AND HE CAN'T KEEP THEM AWAY WE WOULD BE ABLE TO
ASSIST HIM. I THEN GRABBED MY PBSO ISSUED SHOTGUN AND BEGAN WALKING WITH
ANIMAL CARE AND CONTROL TOWARDS THE DIRECTION THE DOGS WERE LAST SEEN RUNNING.
AFTER LOOKING AROUND THE AREA, WE WERE UNABLE TO LOCATE THE OTHER TWO DOGS.
I THEN RETURNED TO THE SCENE AND HAD NO FURTHER INVOLVEMENT WITH THIS
CASE. THIS REPORT IS INTENDED TO SUPPLEMENT THE ORIGINAL REPORT FOR
INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. THERE IS NO FURTHER INFORMATION TO REPORT AND
THIS CONCLUDES MY INVOLVEMENT WITH THIS CASE.
D/S GEORGE/9656
COPY/PASTE/LJD/02252016

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