Crime & Safety
Dog Electrocuted at San Pascual Park
Witnesses say a utility box became charged by tampering copper thieves.
A dog was killed on Monday when it was electrocuted by stepping on the metal cover of an in-ground utility box at San Pascual Park in Garvanza.
Highland Park-Mount Washington Patch was first alerted to the incident by reader Steve Crouch, who lives across the street from the park.
A Department of General Services Officer, who declined to be named, confirmed that the dog was killed.
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Crouch, who was on the scene shortly after the incident occurred, said the dog was electrocuted between 8 and 9 a.m. on Monday. Though the details have yet to be confirmed, he said that several witnesses were told that LADWP officials believe the utility box became charged when it was tampered with by copper thieves.
He added that a relative of the dog's owner also felt a brief shock when attempting to pull the dog away from the utility box.
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"That could have been a child," Crouch said.
As of Tuesday afternoon, Patch continues to await more details from the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power about the incident.
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