As for the dogs ... I had a similar issue back in 2000-2001. The house next to me had been in the new neighborhood for a few months and I was resident #6. Even before we moved in their aggressive dog got loose and charged at me and tried to bite me. I seldom back done from a doggy challenge and charged back. Chicken shit. Still, I noted the incident as the dog wasn't use to 'other' people being about.
Second incident occurred three weeks later when the wife came home and parked in the garage. She left the door open to go get the mail from the mailbox. The dog bolted and bit her. I called the animal control office (police) and he said he would put the fear of a court appearance into the woman, the dog's owner. I had the option to have him cite her but I let it go. Two weeks after that I come home late one night from work at about half past Midnight. The other side of the street was still under construction. Dog got loose and was going through trash when I startled it.
Damn dog jumped up onto the hood of my car, which was still moving. I hit the brakes, dog goes flying and gets up even more pissed. I get into the garage, call the animal control officer again and he wants to wait until morning. I said, "Fine, let me call the newspaper instead." Officer shows up twenty minutes later, cites the woman, we go to court. While waiting on the court date, I load my Sig with fragmented safety rounds for future incidents while another neighbor offers to hunt the dog by bow and arrow.
Get to court, officer out of state on training and DA offers to drop the case with a message that the next time she will not be cited, but charged, arrested and prosecuted. I accept the terms and now the dog remained chained, instead of tied by rope. Two years later she moves out. I still have the Sig loaded.