Pit bull attack reported by boy is false, police say

A pit bull attack reported in Green Bay on Wednesday was false, police said Thursday.

A boy reported being bitten by a pit bull Wednesday in the 1400 block of West Mason Street, but he was actually bitten a German Shepherd when the boy entered an acquaintance’s fenced yard in the 1100 block of Day Street on the city’s east side, according to the Green Bay Police Department.

The boy falsified the report to protect the acquaintance, police said. The dog’s owner told the Green Bay Press-Gazette the boy had been warned to stay out of the yard.

The boy has been cited for making a false report.

Source: Green Bay Press