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Two pit bulls broke into a 63-year-old woman’s home off of Almond Street on February 18, killing her small dog before dragging its body into the backyard.

According to witnesses, the pit bulls got out of a nearby yard, jumped over two four-foot-tall chain link fences and into the yard where the poodle-mix was located. Then, they followed the poodle into its home through a 10-inch-wide, one-foot-tall dog door.

Once inside, the dogs rummaged through the kitchen garbage container, then attacked the small dog, killed it and dragged it through the kitchen, living room and garage before pulli...