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Coyote Kills Bergen Family's Dog, Authorities Suggest Precautions Coyote Kills Bergen Family's Dog, Authorities Suggest Precautions
Coyote Kills Bergen Family's Dog, Authorities Suggest Precautions A coyote killed a 96-year-old Wyckoff grandmother's chihuahua, prompting area alerts. Hartman was snatched Tuesday night from just outside Doris Heitman's back door in a wooded Spring Meadow retirement community Tuesday night. Her Heitman's grandson went into the woods with a kitchen knife and retrieved the dog’s body a short time later. "He was my best friend. He was my helper," said Heitman, whose husband, George, died two years ago "We were growing old together," she told News12 New Jersey. "I'm gonna miss him terribly." “Wyckoff Police responded and documented the incident and immedi…

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by Jerry DeMarco