A 4-year-old boy’s leg was amputated at the ankle after he was mauled last weekend by a police dog under the care of his father, a Rialto officer, authorities said Thursday.
The boy remains hospitalized in Loma Linda. He’s expected to walk again with the help of a prosthetic leg, said Rialto Police Department Capt. Randy De Anda.
The attack occurred about 3 p.m. Sunday at the home of Officer Michael Mastaler near Concord Court and Nantucket Street in Hesperia, De Anda said. Continue reading “Son of Rialto officer has leg amputated at ankle after attack by police dog”