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Dog Rescued After Falling Into Pond: Montgomery PD Dog Rescued After Falling Into Pond: Montgomery PD
Dog Rescued After Falling Into Pond: Montgomery PD A dog is on the mend after they fell into a pond in Montgomery on Tuesday, Jan. 21, authorities said. At 10:33 a.m., officers, fire and EMS responded to a pond behind Avalon Lakes Court after the dog's owner got out of the backyard and fell into the pond, Montgomery police said. Officer Salvatore Intili donned a personal flotation device with a safety rope held by Sergeant John Colucci and walked out onto the frozen ice, where he was able to grab the dog’s harness and pull the dog from the water, police said..  The dog was taken to a local animal hospital for evaluation and …

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by Sam Barron
Police & Fire
Dogs Woke Fire Victim But Home Destroyed In Central Jersey Dogs Woke Fire Victim But Home Destroyed In Central Jersey
Dogs Woke Fire Victim But Home Destroyed In Central Jersey A Central Jersey woman and her dogs are recovering after their home was heavily damaged by fire last week. Friends have come to the aid of Valentina Mejia who was asleep when she was abruptly woken up by her dogs barking. A fire had broken out Wednesday, April 26, on the first floor of her house, Alex Errico of Piscataway wrote on this GoFundMe page. Fortunately she was able to escape and her two dogs were soon rescued by first responders.Valentina was hospitalized for the following five days in the ICU. Her dogs were taken to the animal hospital and stayed several nights to heal…

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by Jon Craig
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Bear Kills Dog, Injures Woman In NJ Attack Bear Kills Dog, Injures Woman In NJ Attack
Bear Kills Dog, Injures Woman In NJ Attack A woman was hospitalized and her dog was killed after being attacked by a bear outside a North Jersey home Monday evening, police said. Officers responding to the attack on Echo Drive in Sparta found an 81-year-old woman with head and leg injuries around 7 p.m., Sparta Police Lt. John Lamon told DailyVoice.com. The woman stated that she had been bitten and scratched by a bear that had been attacking her dog. The woman had placed her garbage at the curb for disposal and later saw two bears that had torn open the bags and were eating the trash, Lamon said. The woman’s dogs, who were being l…

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by Valerie Musson
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NJSP: Suspect Stabs Police K9, Hits Trooper With Flashlight During South Jersey Pursuit NJSP: Suspect Stabs Police K9, Hits Trooper With Flashlight During South Jersey Pursuit
Njsp: Suspect Stabs Police K9, Hits Trooper With Flashlight During South Jersey Pursuit A New Jersey State Trooper was struck with a flashlight and a State Police K-9 stabbed by a man leading a police pursuit in South Jersey Monday, authorities said. Troopers from the Bellmawr Station responded to the report of a shirtless, knife-wielding man standing outside of his vehicle on Interstate 295 in the area of exit 28 in Bellmawr Borough around 2:15 p.m., NJSP Trooper Charles Marchan said. When troopers arrived, the man entered his vehicle and drove away. When troopers attempted to stop the vehicle with lights and sirens, the suspect continued to flee northbound. A short time lat…

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by Jon Craig
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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