Cattle Dog Creates Traffic Hazard on Highway 101 North in Mendocino

AI SUMMARY: A CHP Dispatch log reported an animal hazard on Highway 101 N in Mendocino at mile marker 72.50. A cattle dog was spotted in the roadway and was running in and out of traffic lanes. The reporting party was attempting to catch the dog, which had a green collar but was not letting anyone get close. Eventually, two parties were able to get the dog on a leash, but it was not cooperating and they were unable to get it into a vehicle. The dog was eventually secured to a wire fence well off the roadway, under the shade of a pine tree at mile marker 72.50 on the southbound side of the highway. The Animal Control was notified to come pick the dog up.

— LoCOBot. AI-generated headline and summary of the CHP dispatch log below as of 8:29 a.m. Did the bot blow it? That’s going to happen from time to time. Please let us know.


8 a.m.
[2] CATTLE DOG IN RDWY
8 a.m.
[3] 1125 RUNNING ALL LNS OF TRAFFIC
8 a.m.
[6] RP TRYING TO CATCH DOG
8 a.m.
[8] HAS GRN COLLAR BUT WONT LET RP GET NEAR DOG
8:07 a.m.
[13] A105-055 2 PRTYS ON RHS DOG NEG 1125
8:15 a.m.
[14] A105-055 DOG ON LEASH PRTYS 98 NOT COOP NOT ABLE TO GET IT IN THE PV
8:26 a.m.
[15] A105-055 NOT ABLE TO GET DOG INTO PV ATTEMPTING TO BITE SECURED TO WIRE FENCE WELL OFF RDWY, UNDER SHADE OF PINE TREE MM 72.50 ON SB SIDE NOTIFY AC FOR PU

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