Buffalo, New York - A Buffalo police officer received 34 stitches to re-attach part of his right ear following an attack by a pit bull Saturday afternoon.
The attack occured as Officer James Hosking was in the process of arresting James Gardner, 19, of 36 Olympic Avenue, on a trespass charge.
When Gardner resisted the arrest, the defendant's pit bull left his crate and attacked Hosking, according to a police report.
The officer was taken to Erie County Medical Center, where he was treated and released.
Police initially were responding to a trespass complaint when they found Gardner inside 36 Olympic Avenue, the house from which he had been evicted in March, the police report said.
In addition to trespassing, Gardner was charged with second-degree assault, resisting arrest and second-degree obstructing governmental administration.
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