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Everett police warn residents after Coyote attacks small dog

A young girl was outside her house in Mesa, Arizona when she was attacked by a coyote Friday morning.
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EVERETT, Mass — Everett police are asking pet owners to be on alert after a coyote attacked a resident’s pet Thursday morning.

The coyote ran off with someone’s 15-pound dog clenched in its jaws around Westover Street around 10:00 a.m.

The owner chased it down the street, screaming and hitting the coyote as the canine shook the struggling dog.

The coyote finally released the dog, which survived.

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