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Police: Bichon Frisé Breaks Loose, Killed By Pit Bull On Glen Rock Street Police: Bichon Frisé Breaks Loose, Killed By Pit Bull On Glen Rock Street
Police: Bichon Frisé Breaks Loose, Killed By Pit Bull On Glen Rock Street A pit bull killed a Bichon Frisé who’d broken loose while being walked on a Glen Rock street, authorities said. The plume-tailed toy dog slipped his harness while being walked by a young boy on Dean Street, Police Chief Dean Ackermann. As the boy ran home to get his help, a pit bull being walked by a 69-year-old man coming from the opposite direction grabbed hold of the other dog, the chief said. Responding officers found the Bichon Frisé dead, Ackermann said. The man, who’d been bitten on his hand as he tried to pull the dogs apart, refused medical attention, he added. TYCO Animal Cont…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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2 Newark Kids Attacked By Their Own Dog 2 Newark Kids Attacked By Their Own Dog
2 Newark Kids Attacked By Their Own Dog Two Newark children were attacked by their pet dog Wednesday evening, authorities said. The incident occurred around 7:45 p.m. at a 16th Street home. The dog was turned over to animal control and the incident was under investigation as of 9:40 p.m., according to Catherine Adams, a spokeswoman for the Newark Police Department. Initial and unconfirmed reports said the dog was a pit bull.

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by Cecilia Levine
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$1,000 Reward Offered For Info On Abused Pit Bull Left For Dead In Union County $1,000 Reward Offered For Info On Abused Pit Bull Left For Dead In Union County
$1,000 Reward Offered For Info On Abused Pit Bull Left For Dead In Union County Local animal rescue groups were offering a $1,000 reward for information regarding a pit bull left for dead in Union County. The grey dog had been abused and was dehydrated when she was found on the 700 block of Pennsylvania Avenue and Hand Place Wednesday in Elizabeth, the the Union County Prosecutor’s Office said. Anyone with information is asked to call Elizabeth Police Detective Rui Xavier at 908-558-6866.

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by Cecilia Levine