BEAUMONT, Texas — A Beaumont neighborhood is being terrorized by what residents say is a vicious dog.
People living along Orgain Street in Caldwood tell 12News one of their neighbors allows their aggressive dog to roam freely.
Not only do neighbors fear for their safety, but now mail-carriers have stopped delivering to homes on that street.
Neighbors are growing impatient about what they believe is a lack of action from Beaumont Animal Control.
The residents of Orgain Street say this dog has been causing problems in the Caldwood neighborhood since the summer of 2022. Now that the United States Postal Service has decided to stop delivering to their street, residents say it's time for city to take action.
"The dog has approached myself and my mother on two occasions," said Veronica Suri, a resident of Orgain Street.
Neighbors claim this dog frequently runs up and down the road without a leash. The dog even lunges and barks at anyone it comes across including mail-carriers, according to Suri.
"Our postal carrier she's been terrified to deliver mail," she said.
With no more than two officers on duty at one time, Beaumont Animal Control officials say they've failed to catch the dog despite numerous calls from residents.
"They have to actually see the animal out in order to pick them up," said Beaumont City Councilman Chris Durio.
However, doorbell footage was enough evidence for the city to issue at least two summons and a citation to the dog's owners for violating the city's leash ordinance.
But if officers can't locate the dog outside the property, removal has to go through the court, according to Durio.
"They have so long to answer the citation and if they don't, they have to go through the municipal court system. And then they issue the warrant to go pick it up," Durio said.
Residents like Hunter Wallace want city officials to get rid of the dog soon so they don't have to travel to pick up their mail.
"It doesn't matter if it's a little letter from your grandma or an Amazon box we have to go all the way to Walden," Wallace said.
Both Wallace and Suri agree that if the USPS deems the dog too dangerous for their carriers to continue delivering mail there, then it's too dangerous to stay in the neighborhood.
USPS tells 12News they are looking into the situation to find a possible solution for their residents.