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Breaking News: Man Actually Bites Dog!
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Ben Yakas
Published Oct 8, 2010
Modified Oct 8, 2010
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According to the old newsroom maxim, this must be the single most newsworthy story you'll hear today: A Connecticut man searching for some PCP attacked a police officer and bit his dog yesterday. Roderick Lewis, 23, reportedly approached Officer Scott Bloom in West Haven and yelled, "I need a bag of dust." Lewis reached into his waistband, Bloom tried to restrain him, and Lewis punched Bloom in the face. Then Onyx, the police dog, jumped from the police vehicle and bit Lewis' leg...and then Lewis bit him back. He bit him so hard, in fact, that he wouldn't let go of the dog until Bloom pulled him off Onyx. Lewis was charged with assault on a police officer, disorderly conduct and cruelty to animals.
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