Authorities are looking for information on a male who pepper-sprayed a woman and her dog while they were hiking near the Pattee Canyon Recreation Area picnic area Saturday.
The incident occurred about 1 p.m. The woman was walking her golden retriever when a man expressed his agitation that the dog wasn’t on a leash, according to a Five Valleys Crime Stoppers message posted Monday.
The man pepper-sprayed the dog, and when the woman confronted him and threatened to call 9-1-1, he sprayed her in the face.
The suspect is in his 50s, about 6 feet tall, heavyset with clean-cut gray hair and possibly facial hair. He was wearing jeans and a green parka-style coat.
Anyone with information is asked to call Five Valleys Crime Stoppers at (406) 721-444. You may be eligible for a cash reward of up to $1,000 and you can remain anonymous.
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