Man bitten by dog near Commercial Street in Salem, Salem OR


A 40-year-old man was attacked by a dog near Commercial Street in Salem. He suffered a serious mouth injury that left him unable to speak. The dog and its handler are missing. Medics are responding and officers are checking for surveillance footage to understand the incident.
Audio|Source: Salem Police Dispatch
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Transcript:
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5.07, I'm attaching you to an assault commercial in Center Street.
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5.07.
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Sure.
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Cover.
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I copy for 07. Medics are responding to a 40-year-old male who was attacked unknown where the suspect is and comp did not witness.
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C.S. 311-0-4-0-0-0-0.
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4407, go ahead.
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I just drove by there, your victim's just going to be to the south of near Commercial St.
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0160 on our field.
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667. 7.
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7 of medicine come in.
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I copy.
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Put 3 next, please.
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Copy.
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788507. You want us to start standing for perimeter?
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You can, he's got a significant injury to his mouth. He can't even talk.
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I copy, so probably no use for a drone so we get suspect description then.
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348, 378. Can you just go to the scene, see if there's any camera footage that we can access and figure out what happened here?
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Believe.
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7, this was a dog attack.
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5-07, I copy.
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