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A dog walker began to fight with her neighbor. Then came a ‘smear,’ Florida cops say

A Florida woman was arrested for assaulting her neighbor with a bag of dog feces, Pinellas Park police say
A Florida woman was arrested for assaulting her neighbor with a bag of dog feces, Pinellas Park police say Archive.

A Gulf Coast woman walking her dog got into an argument that turned dirty, according to Florida authorities.

A police report says that at around 8:30 a.m. Sunday, officers responded to a disturbance near a retirement community in Pinellas Park, just north of St. Petersburg.

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The 28-year-old suspect told city officers that she became “upset” with her 76-year-old neighbor who would “always speak to her” while she walked her dog.

As the dispute escalated, the suspect admitted to taking “an unsecured bag” of her pet’s feces and pushing it into the victim’s face, leaving him “smeared” with excrement.

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A waste removal bag in the woman’s possession matched the half-empty bag on the ground, and an arrest was made, according to the report.

She was charged with battery on a person over 65 years of age and released on $2,500 bond.

Madeleine Marr
Miami Herald
Celebrity/real time news reporter Madeleine Marr has been with The Miami Herald since 2003. She has covered such features as travel, fashion and food. In 2007, she helped launch the newspaper’s daily People Page, attending red carpet events, awards ceremonies and press junkets; interviewing some of the biggest names in show business; and hosting her own online show. She is originally from New York City.
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