Robber Uses Pit Bull To Attack Victim In Oakland

OAKLAND, CA — A victim was attacked by a pit bull and punched by a male suspect during a robbery in Oakland's Uptown District Tuesday morning, police said.

The male victim was walking in the 2700 block of Telegraph Avenue at about 6 a.m. Tuesday when he saw a man walking with a pit bull, according to police.

After the pit bull attacked the man and the suspect punched him, he fell to the ground and the suspect took his property and fled, police said.

The victim was hospitalized with severe injuries, according to a police log.

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