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Police: Pit bull attacks mail carrier in Carpentersville

A mail carrier was taken to the hospital after she was attacked Thursday by a pit bull in Carpentersville, police said.

Carpentersville police responded to the call at 12:47 p.m. on Alameda Drive, where the 50-year-old carrier had been attacked by the male pit bull, Cmdr. Erman Blevins said in a news release.

The dog's owner said he rushed out of the home after the dog broke through a screen door, and found the mail carrier on the ground, police said.

The victim suffered lacerations to her arms and head and was taken to Advocate Sherman Hospital in Elgin. The dog was captured by animal control and is under observation at Dundee Animal Hospital.

Police are investigating whether charges against the dog's owner are warranted, Blevins said.

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