Citizen Reporter Cameron Macdonald is working on a story about the Wednesday morning, Aug. 20, pit bull rampage and subsequent shooting to death of one of the dogs.
According to preliminary police reports from the Elk Grove Police Department, the large dogs menaced some people, attacked someone's pet, and then approached police - one officer shot and killed one of the dogs. The other canine was later caught.
Police spokesperson Christopher Trim said the owner of the dogs was cited, but refused to release the owner's name.
Thursday evening, Macdonald, acting in his reporting/journalistic duties and at request of Editor Jeff Forward and on behalf of the Elk Grove Citizen, submitted a California public records request to City Clerk Susan Blackston in an attempt to obtain the name of the owner or person responsible for the two dogs.
On Friday, City Attorney Susan Cochran informed Editor Jeff Forward that the city would not be releasing the name of the owner of the two pit bulls.
Cochran also said that the information was not required to be disclosed to the press or public citizens under her reading and interpretation of the the California Public Records Act, section 6254 (f). Cochran said an official city letter would be sent to the Citizen offices next week informing of the non-disclosure.
The Citizen news team is following up on this story next week and will have updates in print editions, online at egcitizen.com.
Jeff Forward
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