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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…
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.
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.…