This Week in Chester History…

In 1971, Chester Township Police Chief Edward M. Strait asserted “There will be no ‘dog-shooting’ proclamation until it has been proved that there is a pack of wild dogs.” He made the comment in response to statements by Tanners Brook Road sheep farmer William Schmidt, whose flock had been attacked twice by dogs. Police shot one of the two dogs that participated in the first attack. Ten years earlier, dogs running at large became a problem and several dogs were shot after dog owners were warned to keep their pets leashed and behind fences. Source: Observer-Tribune.