Crime & Safety
Rum-Drinking Elmhurst Man Sics Dog on Whistling Neighbor: Cops
The man reportedly admitted to the cops that he had a few in him.
An Elmhurst man critical of his neighbor's whistling commanded a dog to bite the other man, police said.
When an officer arrives to sort things out, 63-year-old Robert Calusinski, admitted to the cops he had a few in him when he tried to sic the dog on his neighbor, police said.
Calusinski "admitted to having a few shots of rum," police said "but would not tell (the officer) the exact amount."
The neighbor reportedly told police he was walking his dog about 7 p.m. and whistled to it when it strayed onto the lawn of Calusinski's 558 W. Babcock Ave. home.
Casulinski walked and told the man, "I don't like how you whistle," police said, "and then told the dog to bite the victim."
Calusinski was charged with disorderly conduct.
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