Susan Brazen, 45, of Quakertown. (Credit: Quakertown Police)
A Quakertown woman charged with authorities of harboring a dangerous dog, will be arraigned on all charges in Bucks County Court in May, after they were held for court at a preliminary hearing this month.
Police allege a Husky/German shepherd mix named Adonis, owned by Susan Marie Brazen, 45, of West Broad Street, attacked a neighbor’s German shepherd in January. Adonis is unvaccinated against rabies, and Brazen has also failed to produce proof of vaccination to police on multiple requests, police allege.
She was charged Jan. 26 by investigators with a misdemeanor offense of failure to keep her dog confined within her premises, allegedly resulting in her dog attacking another dog owned by neighbors. Additionally, summary charges of disposition of a dog during court proceedings were filed against Brazen for allegedly failing to keep a dog confined within a proper enclosure or within premises of her home, after being charged with harboring a dangerous dog, police said
Brazen has also failed to vaccinate her dog against rabies and failed to produce proof of vaccination to police upon request, according to the affidavit.
On Jan. 24, at 8:43 a.m., Quakertown Police were sent to West Broad Street for a report of a loose dog. The complainant told Bucks County Radio that the dog is an ongoing issue and has a history of being dangerous, authorities allege in the complaint.
Upon arrival to the area of the loose dog, the complainant told police the dog was brought back to Brazen’s home by Brazen and her daughter, according to the affidavit.
Police met with two neighbors at the scene, one who witnessed the alleged attack, and another alleged dog bite victim of Brazen’s dog, Adonis. This victim is part of an open case Brazen is fighting in Bucks County Common Pleas Court.
Police said both neighbors identified the attacking dog as Adonis, who jumped the fence on West Broad Street and went after a neighbor’s German shepherd.
The dog was able to defend himself and had no visible injuries, police said.
Police allege Adonis attacked and killed a different neighbor’s dog in the past. In the affidavit, police said they are familiar with Adonis and the open cases against Brazen, and that Brazen has been previously charged with harboring a dangerous dog, with Adonis to be confined to Brazen’s West Broad Street home.
Police were given exterior security footage from a neighbor’s home, which allegedly shows the German shepherd being let outside its backyard, wherein the pet is contained by an invisible fence, police said.
The video allegedly shows Adonis jump his fence, run toward the neighbor’s dog in an aggressive manner, and begin fighting with the other dog. Then, Brazen’s daughter allegedly jumps the fence to attempt to retrieve Adonis. Meanwhile, Brazen allegedly enters the video from West Broad Street, running after her dog, who ran south toward an alley. Police said Brazen was wearing a white jacket and buffalo plaid pajama pants in the video.
Police attempted to talk to Brazen at her home, but a juvenile daughter said Brazen was not home. Police said officers could see Adonis in the house and recognized him from the security footage. Police contacted Brazen on her cell phone at 11:58 a.m., and requested the rabies vaccination records for Adonis via email, police said. As of the Jan. 24 filing of the affidavit, Brazen had not provided said records to police.
All suspects and defendants are innocent until proven guilty. This story was compiled using public court records.
