Sheriff: Dog Stopped Rape Attempt

Attacker Fled After Being Bitten, Deputies Say
Saturday, January 24, 2009

POMPANO BEACH, Fla. -- A Boston terrier stopped a rape attempt in Pompano Beach, sheriff's deputies said.

The Broward County Sheriff's Office said a 46-year-old woman allowed a man inside her apartment Wednesday after he said he was a repairman. Once inside, however, the man attacked her, deputies said.

Her female dog then bit the man on the shoulder, and he fled the apartment, according to the sheriff's office.

The woman was treated at a hospital and released.

She described her attacker as 40 to 55 years old, about 6 feet tall and 180 pounds. She said he has wavy brown and gray hair and very white teeth.

Anyone with information is asked to call the sheriff's office.