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Thief Snatches Bergen Woman's BMW With Dog Inside Thief Snatches Bergen Woman's BMW With Dog Inside
Thief Snatches Bergen Woman's BMW With Dog Inside The familiar quiet of a suburban Bergen County neighborhood was broken by the screams of a resident whose new luxury SUV had just been stolen with her dog still inside. The 42-year-old victim told Englewood Cliffs police that she'd left her dog in the 2022 BMW X7 for a moment when a thief got in and sped from outside her and her husband's home on Castle Drive shortly before 1:30 p.m. July 4th. The vehicle "had been left running with the keys inside" when "a black male wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt" took it, Detective Lt. Ronald F Waldt said. Police were still at the victim's home when s…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Dumont Firefighters Douse Overnight Blaze Dumont Firefighters Douse Overnight Blaze
Dumont Firefighters Douse Overnight Blaze Firefighters overcame cluttered conditions to douse an overnight house blaze in Dumont, responders said. The Richard Drive family and their pets weren't home when the fire broke out in a second-floor rear bedroom before dawn Friday, March 11, they said. Firefighters knocked it down within 20 minutes. No injuries were reported. Fire officials were investigating. Responders commonly refer to hoarding-hampered fires as "Collyers mansion syndrome" after two wealthy Harlem brothers who died in a 1947 fire amid stacks of newspapers, books, tin cans and rotting trash.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Business
Phillipsburg Animal Facility Evacuated, Closed Until Further Notice Due To Flooding Phillipsburg Animal Facility Evacuated, Closed Until Further Notice Due To Flooding
Phillipsburg Animal Facility Evacuated, Closed Until Further Notice Due To Flooding The Phillipsburg Animal Facility has been evacuated and shut down until further notice as a result of the heavy floodwaters that swept through the area Monday. Phillipsburg Animal Control made the announcement on its official Facebook page just before 1:30 p.m. Monday. “OEM flooding update: The Delaware River is expected to crest 20ft above normal by tomorrow afternoon,” reads the post. “As a precautionary measure the Animal Facility is being evacuated.” Meanwhile, pet owners are asked to take extra care in securing their animals because the facility will be closed until further notice.…

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by Valerie Musson
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Dog Strangled To Death Leads To Felony Charges For 4 Pennsylvania PetSmart Employees Dog Strangled To Death Leads To Felony Charges For 4 Pennsylvania PetSmart Employees
Dog Strangled To Death Leads To Felony Charges For 4 Pennsylvania PetSmart Employees Four PetSmart employees in Pennsylvania have been charged with felony animal cruelty after the death of a dog, according to court documents. Julie Miller, 32 and Elizabeth Doty, 21 were assigned to the grooming area of a PetSmart in Pittsburgh’s East Liberty neighborhood when A.J. Ross, local CBS Sports reporter and Pittsburgh native, came in with her 12-year-old toy poodle Kobe for a nail trim on Nov. 17, as stated in court documents. Due to COVID-19 social distancing restrictions, she wasn’t allowed to stay in the grooming area, so Ross went to the Walgreens next door. When she returne…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Dog Attacked By Rabies-Positive Raccoon In Sussex County Dog Attacked By Rabies-Positive Raccoon In Sussex County
Dog Attacked By Rabies-Positive Raccoon In Sussex County Police in Sussex County have issued a warning to pet owners after a dog was attacked by a rabies-positive raccoon. The dog was attacked on Reading Road in Hopatcong April 21, and the raccoon tested positive for the virus April 29, the local police department said on Facebook. Animals with rabies often appear sick or lethargic, may have difficulty swallowing and salivate excessively, police said. Other animals show no symptoms of the virus. “We ask all our residents to be alert at all times when outdoors with their pets,” Hopatcong Police said. “DO NOT leave your pet unattended outdoors…A…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
One Dog Dies, Other Survives Englewood House Fire One Dog Dies, Other Survives Englewood House Fire
One Dog Dies, Other Survives Englewood House Fire UPDATE: One dog died while another survived a weekend fire that severely damaged an Englewood home, authorities said. Authorities were trying to determine the cause of Saturday’s morning’s three-alarm West Demarest Avenue blaze, which did most of its damage to the kitchen and first floor of the 2½ -story home, City Fire Chief Erik S. Enersen said. The 61-year-old homeowner got out safely with one of his dogs, Enersen said. Responders tried in vain to revive the other dog, who was found under an upstairs bed, the chief said. Firefighters brought the blaze under control in under two hours,…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
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 i…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
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
Police & Fire
Bayonne Police Investigating Brutal Attack On Dog In Owner’s Home Bayonne Police Investigating Brutal Attack On Dog In Owner’s Home
Bayonne Police Investigating Brutal Attack On Dog In Owner’s Home Iris Charles of Bayonne came home from work March 27 to a nightmare. That’s when she discovered that her beloved dog “Biggy,” a cocker spaniel she’s had for about a decade, had been “beaten very badly.” After rushing him to the vet, she learned the sickening extent of his injuries: a concussion, liver trauma, a black eye and other damage that left the normally friendly canine withdrawn and fearful. The injuries, Charles was told, could only have come from being struck or kicked. “He’s almost back to being himself, a big goofy dog, he totally looks like Alf,” she said, referring to th…

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by Paul Milo
Police & Fire
Englewood, Woodcliff Lake Police Get Vital Pet-Oxygen Masks Englewood, Woodcliff Lake Police Get Vital Pet-Oxygen Masks
Englewood, Woodcliff Lake Police Get Vital Pet-Oxygen Masks SNOUT OUT: Police in Englewood and Woodcliff Lake have added specially-designed oxygen masks for pets to their life-saving equipment. Each set donated by at-home pet services provider Canine Company includes masks in three sizes to fit a range of pets, from small mammals to giant breed dogs. The special, cone-shaped resuscitation masks designed for a pet’s snout, which human masks don’t fit.   They can be used to resuscitate pets who are suffering from smoke inhalation or were drowning, among other emergencies. Pets are at special risk during home fires because they ar…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Rutherford Police Get Vital Pet-Oxygen Masks Rutherford Police Get Vital Pet-Oxygen Masks
Rutherford Police Get Vital Pet-Oxygen Masks SNOUT OUT: Rutherford police have added specially-designed oxygen masks for pets to their life-saving equipment. At-home pet services provider Canine Company donated three masks in response to a request by police Sgt. Julie Ann Zeigler. The cone-shaped resuscitation masks are designed for a pet’s snout, which human masks don’t fit. Each set includes masks in three sizes to fit a range of pets, from small mammals to giant breed dogs. They can be used to resuscitate pets who are suffering from smoke inhalation or were drowning, among other emergencies. Pets are at special risk during home f…

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by Jerry DeMarco