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Mountain View police used a police dog to track down a 10-year-old boy who allegedly stabbed a 7-year-old girl at an after-school program. The girl was on the playground at Bubb Elementary School, at 525 Hans Ave., when she was stabbed three times by the 10-year-old on Wednesday around 3:30 p.m., according to a statement from Mountain View Police.
nearby, an officer recognized the boy from previous interactions, police said. They then borrowed a police dog from Police found a kitchen knife on the while officers searched for the stabber. Los Altos to track the scent of the boy, playground. It is still under investiga- Meanwhile, the fire department treated who was found at his home, police said. tion how the boy got the knife, said po- the girl’s wounds and sent her home The 10-year-old doesn’t attend eilice spokeswoman Monica Leon. Leon with a parent, police said. ther the program or Bubb Elementary, would not say exactly what kind of The 10-year-old had run off the cam- according to a statement from Mounknife was used. pus by the time police arrived, but by tain View Police. Police are still invesThe school was placed on lockdown looking at security video from homes [See STABS, page 34]
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