, ▁ 1 9 7 9 , ▁a ▁co y ote ▁attacked ▁a ▁ 5 - year - old ▁La ▁Ver ne ▁girl . ▁Her ▁father ▁and ▁a ▁neighbor ▁saved ▁the ▁child ▁from ▁being ▁drag ged ▁off , ▁but ▁not ▁before ▁she ▁had ▁suffered ▁deep ▁bit es ▁on ▁neck , ▁head , ▁and ▁legs . ▁ ▁In ▁July ▁ 1 9 8 0 , ▁a ▁co y ote ▁gra bb ed ▁a ▁ 1 3 - month - old ▁Ag ou ra ▁Hills ▁baby ▁girl ▁by ▁the ▁mid section ▁and ▁started ▁drag ging ▁her ▁off . ▁The ▁baby ▁suffered ▁pun ct ure ▁w ounds ▁but ▁was ▁saved ▁by ▁her ▁mother . ▁ ▁In ▁August ▁ 1 9 8 8 , ▁a ▁co y ote ▁ni pped ▁and ▁bru ised ▁a ▁ 4 - year - old ▁O ce ans ide ▁boy ▁who ▁had ▁been ▁playing ▁in ▁his ▁yard . ▁▁ ▁In ▁August ▁ 1 9 8 8 , ▁a ▁co y ote ▁in ▁O ce ans ide ▁bit ▁the ▁roll ers k ate ▁of ▁an ▁ 8 - year - old ▁girl ▁who ▁had ▁just ▁fallen ▁but ▁was ▁ch ased ▁away ▁by ▁two ▁women ▁throwing ▁rocks . ▁▁ ▁In ▁August ▁ 1 9 8 8 , ▁a ▁co y ote ▁in ▁O ce ans ide ▁gra bb ed ▁ 3 - year - old ▁girl ▁by ▁the ▁leg , ▁pulled ▁her ▁down , ▁and ▁then ▁bit ▁her ▁on ▁head ▁and ▁neck ▁before ▁being ▁ch ased ▁off ▁by ▁her ▁mother ▁and ▁neighb ors .