Board backs chief’s dangerous dog determination

A cane corso named Diablo, who has bitten several people in the last decade, was determined to be a “dangerous dog” by Grafton Police Chief Jeff Caponera, a decision reaffirmed unanimously by the Grafton Village Board last week.

The board held a special meeting on Sept. 15 to hear an appeal by Diablo’s owner Troy Schallitz, who asked to have the “dangerous dog” designation repealed.

Caponera said he decided to designate Diablo as a dangerous dog after learning the dog had bitten three people in nine years, most recently a neighbor and her mother on July 26.