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I guess he's little confused about what the role of a dog owner actually is.

Two policemen stopped the dog owner for walking the animal without a leash and a muzzle in Cova da Moura – a poor neighbourhood on the outskirts of Lisbon.

The man threatened the officers with his dog, but the animal bolted leaving the 35-year-old to to grapple with both policemen. The owner bit one of the policemen on the wrist while the other suffered a broken finger in the scuffles, the newspaper reported.

The owner is under house arrest while police are still looking for the pit bull, according to the daily.

Portuguese authorities are cracking down on what they call "dangerous" dogs after four rottweilers mauled a 60-year-old woman to death last month.

While not necessarily dangerous, pit bulls are sometimes used by gang members to intimidate and in dog fights.

View the article at stuff.co.nz

This was just sent to me by Mr Yackley.

An Article with the title "Man accused of attacking traffic lights with axe" was just sent to me care of Sarah whom wanted to point out that us Kiwis are a funny bunch. Thanks Mrs Cha.

A man armed with an axe smashed three central Nelson traffic light signal boxes yesterday afternoon.

Police used pepper spray to disarm the 60-year-old, The Nelson Mail reported.

The man repeatedly hit the pedestrian signal boxes with the axe, knocking them off their posts, Sergeant Tod Kirker of Nelson police said.

The attack was "unusual" and sparked numerous 111 calls, Mr Kirker said.

The man has been charged with possessing an offensive weapon, criminal damage and disorderly violence.

He was also charged with threatening to kill after an alleged incident earlier in the day.

Story care of the New Zealand Herald