Six people were attacked by three loose dogs Monday, the same animals that bit at least a dozen residents and have continued to terrorize a South Jersey neighborhood, authorities said.

Police released video Tuesday of a man facing off against the pack of barking canines, swinging a pole or stick-type object and shouting as the animals advanced on him in Little Egg Harbor Township.

In the Monday attacks, officers were called to reports of a dog bite around 2:15 p.m. near Lake Winnipesaukee Drive, where they found a 69-year-old woman and a 40-year-old man suffering from multiple bites, according to police. Those dogs were well-known to locals and authorities.

“Over the course of the next hour, officers and residents frantically attempted to contain the animals as they continued to terrorize the neighborhood,” the police department said in a statement.

Officers found at least six people were bitten. In at least seven incidents within the last four months, police were called about the same dogs. The department reported a dozen confirmed cases of bites from the pack along with more unconfirmed cases.

Police said officers were eventually able to contain the dogs and brought them to animal control officials.

“The owner of these animals had been issued multiple summonses in relation to these prior incidents,” police said.

Animal control officers removed the dogs from the owner Dec. 10, but were “remarkably, returned to the owner at some point,” the police statement said.

“We would like to extend our sympathies to the victims and all of the residents of that neighborhood,” police said. “Yesterday's events were horrific, and nobody should live in fear of allowing their children to play outside, walk down the street or simply get the mail.

“The Little Egg Harbor Police Department will do everything in its power to ensure these dogs are never returned and allowed to menace this neighborhood in the future,” the department said.

Officials said an investigation was continuing. The owner’s name and more details about the case were not immediately released.

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