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Police Ramp Up Patrols After Fox Attacks In Area Police Ramp Up Patrols After Fox Attacks In Area
Police Ramp Up Patrols After Fox Attacks In Area Police have increased patrols and are reminding residents to remain vigilant after three people were bitten by a fox in Yorktown. The first attack occurred at 6 a.m. Saturday, when a jogger was bitten by a fox on Lee Boulevard. A second man was bitten in his backyard on North Deerfield Road at 8:30 a.m., and on Sunday at 12:30 p.m., a woman was bitten in her backyard. All three are receiving preventive rabies treatment. Police said since that time the department's animal control officer has remained in the North Deerfield Avenue/ Lee Boulevard/ Manchester Road neighborhood for most of the l…

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by Kathy Reakes
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NY DEC Issues Warning After Westchester Coyote Attacks NY DEC Issues Warning After Westchester Coyote Attacks
NY DEC Issues Warning After Westchester Coyote Attacks A week after a rabid coyote terrorized southern Westchester County, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation has issued the agency’s annual guidance on preventing conflicts between people and animals as spring approaches. Beginning on March 1, there were several reports of coyotes attacking local residents, including the death of a small dog that was victimized by the animal. Law enforcement officials tracked the coyotes from their first attack in Greenburgh, into Yonkers, where it was eventually shot and killed. Further testing of one of the two coyotes determined that i…

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by Zak Failla