 ALTON POLICE SAY A NEIGHBOR'S HELP MAY HAVE SAVED AN 8-YEAR-OLD GIRL'S LIFE FRIDAY NIGHT. THE NEIGHBOR ALERTED AUTHORITIES AFTER OTHER CHILDREN CAME RUNNING AND SAID A FAMILY'S DOG HAD SEVERELY ATTACKED AND BITTEN THE CHILD. HAPPENED AROUND 7-30 IN THE 1800 BLOCK OF SICKAMORE. ALTON POLICE FORCED THEIR WAY INTO A SECOND FLOOR ROOM TO FIND THE GIRL BLEEDING SIGNIFICANTLY IN A BATHTUB. AFTER FENDING OFF AN ATTEMPT BY THE DOG TO ATTACK THEM, EMS PERSONNEL PROVIDED AID AND CALLED FOR THE VICTIM TO BE AIRLIFTED TO A ST. LOUIS HOSPITAL.