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KIDNAPPING: NJ Girl, 11, Returned Home Safely From Delaware, Accused Abductor, 27, Seized KIDNAPPING: NJ Girl, 11, Returned Home Safely From Delaware, Accused Abductor, 27, Seized
Kidnapping: NJ Girl, 11, Returned Home Safely From Delaware, Accused Abductor, 27, Seized An 11-year-old New Jersey girl was returned home safely after she was kidnapped in Wayne and taken to Delaware, authorities said. Darius Matylewich, 27, of Bear, DE. was captured on Sept. 10 after he took the girl earlier in the day from an undisclosed location near the confluence of Routes 46, 80 and 23 without her parents’ knowledge, they said. Certain specific details are being withheld to protect the identity of the child, whom authorities said Matylewich met while playing an online video game. Some information was provided in a joint release from Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. V…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Dog Attacked By Bear In Morris County Backyard, Police Say Dog Attacked By Bear In Morris County Backyard, Police Say
Dog Attacked By Bear In Morris County Backyard, Police Say Police have issued a warning to Morris County residents after a dog was attacked by a bear in a local backyard. Officers were called to a home on Scott Street in Butler the day after the Saturday, August 20 attack, police said. A friend of the dog’s owner had apparently been pet sitting when the animal was let outside, police said. The friend was unaware that a mother bear and her cubs had entered the backyard, which was fenced. Surveillance footage from the incident showed the dog approaching the bears before being attacked by the mother bear, according to police. “We would like to remi…

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by Valerie Musson
News
Bear Struck, Killed On Route 208 Bear Struck, Killed On Route 208
Bear Struck, Killed On Route 208 A motorist escaped injury when her sedan struck and killed a small black bear on Route 208, authorities said. The 30-year-old Haskell resident was headed north by herself on the highway when her 2016 Subaru WRX hit the bear between Ewing and Summit avenues in Franklin Lakes around 11 p.m. Friday, Capt. Mark McCombs said. She was OK, but the vehicle had to be towed, McCombs said. The state Department of Environmental Protection's Division of Fish and Wildlife collected the bear.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Lifestyle
VOTE: Who Is Your Favorite 'First ResPAWnder'? VOTE: Who Is Your Favorite 'First ResPAWnder'?
Vote: Who Is Your Favorite 'First ResPAWnder'? They're all cute. They're all brave. And -- most importantly -- they're all good boys and girls, worthy of many, many treats. But which Daily Voice "First ResPAWnder" is your favorite? If you need a refresher, links to all five profiles are below the poll (voting must be completed on laptop or PC). SARGE: Palisades Park Police Lt. Jimmy Rotundo's Dalmatian. TUCKER: Bogota Police Officer Jon Gallipoli's shepherd mix. JAMESON: Franklin Lakes Chief Chief Ryan Dodd's charcoal lab. BEAR: Haworth Police Detective Sgt. Jim Morgan's pit mix. FORTRESS: Jersey City firefighter Raymond Skop'…

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by Cecilia Levine
Lifestyle
First ResPAWnders: Haworth Police Sergeant's Puppy Was Dumped On Side Of Highway First ResPAWnders: Haworth Police Sergeant's Puppy Was Dumped On Side Of Highway
First ResPAWnders: Haworth Police Sergeant's Puppy Was Dumped On Side Of Highway Meet Bear: A 6-month-old pit bull terrier mix. Her owners are Jim Morgan, a detective sergeant with the Haworth Police Department, and his wife, Jamie. The Dumont couple found Bear through Paramus-based rescue BARK, which saved the pup from a kill shelter in North Carolina. Bear and her two sisters ended up at the shelter after being dumped on the side of a highway in a cardboard box. BARK took Bear and her sisters, along with 17 other dogs, from North Carolina to New Jersey. "Knowing we wanted to rescue a dog, Jim and I began looking on the Internet," Jamie said. "After refining our…

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by Cecilia Levine