Verified incident record · 2026-08-27

Lawrence mail carrier loses fingertip in dog attack

Police said a mail carrier suffered a partial fingertip amputation and leg puncture wound; the owner was cited and the dog quarantined.

Severe/major (partial fingertip amputation, leg puncture wound, hospital transport)UnknownLawrence, KS

Date2026-08-27 · Just before 2:00 p.m. CDT

Location1100 block of New York Street, East Lawrence; map uses city/area precision

Victim(s)1 U.S. Postal Service mail carrier

Dogs involved1 dog reported

Injury severitySevere/major (partial fingertip amputation, leg puncture wound, hospital transport)

Breed attributionUnknownLawrence Police and the local reports reviewed did not publish a breed identification. BiteDB does not infer breed from appearance.

What the record currently shows

Incident summary

Lawrence Police said a mail carrier was attacked by a dog while delivering mail in East Lawrence. The worker escaped into a nearby home. Police said she lost the tip of a finger and suffered a puncture wound to her leg. Lawrence-Douglas County Fire Medical treated her and transported her to a local hospital. Animal Control cited the owner for having a dangerous animal and allowing an animal to run at large; police said the dog was placed in a mandatory 10-day quarantine while the investigation continued.

Legal-status note

Lawrence Police said Animal Control cited the owner for having a dangerous animal and allowing an animal to run at large. The dog was placed on a mandatory 10-day quarantine. BiteDB does not treat citations as convictions or infer a final dangerous-dog adjudication from the initial citation.

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Source provenance

Primary record used by BiteDB

Mail carrier loses tip of finger in Lawrence dog attackLocal television reporting citing Lawrence Police Department · Published 2026-08-27 · Accessed 2026-08-28

KCTV5, citing the Lawrence Police Department, reported that the mail carrier lost the tip of one finger and suffered a leg puncture wound, was transported to a hospital, and that Animal Control cited the dog owner and placed the dog on a 10-day quarantine.

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Additional sources

Mail carrier loses tip of finger after being attacked by dog in East LawrenceLawrence Journal-World local reporting citing Lawrence police · 2026-08-27
Lawrence mail carrier loses fingertip in dog attackWIBW local reporting citing Lawrence Police · 2026-08-28
Lawrence police: Mail carrier loses tip of finger after being attacked by dogKMBC local reporting citing Lawrence Police · 2026-08-27

Data-quality notes

What BiteDB does not infer

Breed is recorded only at the provenance level shown above. Missing injury details, dog history, ownership facts or circumstances remain unknown unless a reliable source establishes them. This record may be updated as police, animal-control, medical, court or follow-up reporting becomes available.