NEWS
By GREGORY KANE | February 6, 2006
The characters in today's morality play are: Janice Tippett, the 37-year- old Edgewater woman who owns a toy poodle. Jacquelyn, the toy poodle who was drop-kicked by a jogger after she nipped at his heels. The jogger, who, since he won't be charged, is best left unnamed. In this play, the jogger was running along when Jacquelyn escaped the tender and safe clutches of her owner. She chased the jogger and "nipped at his ankles," according to a story by Sun reporter Annie Linskey. Facing several options, the jogger went with what might be called the "punt on second nip" response.
NEWS
February 5, 2006
Here are summaries of Anne Arundel County news items that appeared in other sections of The Sun during the week that ended Friday: Edgewater Runner kicks dog, stirs up debate The case of a poodle that was kicked and seriously injured by an Anne Arundel County jogger Jan. 26 stirred up a debate over when self-defense becomes animal cruelty, attracting the attention of animal-rights, jogging and cycling groups. The Anne Arundel County state's attorney office weighed whether to charge a man who Janice Tippett, 37, says kicked her 9-year-old poodle "like a football" after it began nipping at him in Edgewater.
NEWS
By JULIE SCHARPER AND ANDREA F. SIEGEL and JULIE SCHARPER AND ANDREA F. SIEGEL,SUN REPORTERS | February 4, 2006
The jogger who kicked and severely injured a 4-pound poodle will not be charged because of a quirk in Maryland law that would have required prosecutors to pursue the case as a felony -- something the dog's owner does not want to happen. "We felt that we shouldn't ruin his life over this," said Janice Tippett, the owner of Jacquelyn, the tiny toy poodle that she described as still unable to walk or eat without assistance. "When we realized the ramifications associated with a felony charge, we decided not to pursue that."
NEWS
By ANNIE LINSKEY and ANNIE LINSKEY,SUN REPORTER | February 1, 2006
Janice Tippett turns her injured tiny toy poodle several times a day because the dog cannot yet move properly on her own. Following a veterinarian's orders, Tippett stretches the dog's limbs to keep them limber, administering canine physical therapy. "I'm hoping to keep her spirit alive," Tippett, 37, said. "I hope that in time she'll be able to be walking and wagging her tail." The case of a poodle that was kicked and seriously injured by an Anne Arundel County jogger last week has stirred up a debate over when self-defense becomes animal cruelty, attracting the attention of animal rights, jogging and cycling groups.
NEWS
January 11, 2006
On January 8, 2006, MELISSA LEAAKHUND age 36, beloved daughter of Ruby Tippett and Charlie Wilson and step daughter of Dennis Tippett, devoted mother of Stephanie Bryant and Larry Bryant Jr., loving sister of Robin Jankowiak. Also survived by aunts, uncles, cousins, a niece and a nephew. Friends are invited to call at the Burgee-Henss-Seitz Funeral Home Inc., 3631 Falls Road on Wednesday and Thursday from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 P.M. Services on Friday at 11 A.M. Interment Cedar Hill Cemetery.
NEWS
By Abigail Tucker and Abigail Tucker,SUN NATIONAL STAFF | September 4, 2005
WAVELAND, MISS. -- When the Maryland rescue crew rode into this tiny seaside community before dawn Wednesday, the morning mist parted to reveal hundreds of cars on the side of the highway, all empty, as though the drivers had spontaneously pulled over to stretch their legs. "Where are all the people?" was all Melissa Hickerson of Frederick could think. Yesterday morning, they found one of them: the body of an elderly man lying deep in the piney woods here, still strapped into a life vest that didn't help against a 20-foot surge of water.