ON MONDAY, OCTOBER 16TH, 2017 AT 12:15 AM, THE PALO ALTO COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE RECEIVED A COMPLAINT REFERENCE TO A BARKING DOG AT 505 WEST PATTERSON, GRAETTINGER. FOLLOWING AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE COMPLAINT, THE PALO ALTO COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE CITED RUBY WALL (37), OF GRAETTINGER, FOR VIOLATION OF GRAETTINGER CITY ORDINANCE 55.08 (ANIMAL NUISSANCE-BARKING DOG), WHICH IS A SIMPLE MISDEMEANOR. WALL WAS GIVEN A COURT DATE TO APPEAR BEFORE A MAGISTRATE AT A LATER DATE.
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