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Bear Spotted Along Route 1 In Central Jersey Bear Spotted Along Route 1 In Central Jersey
Bear Spotted Along Route 1 In Central Jersey A bear was spotted along Route 1 in North Brunswick on Friday morning May 31, authorities said.  It was spotted near Cozzens Lane, North Brunswick police said in social media post before 10 a.m. "Please stay indoors if possible until the animal is secured," the post said. Police said the state Division of Fish & Wildlife had been notified,

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by Jon Craig
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
Police & Fire
Deer With Plastic Pumpkin Stuck To Head Rescued In Upper Saddle River Deer With Plastic Pumpkin Stuck To Head Rescued In Upper Saddle River
Deer With Plastic Pumpkin Stuck To Head Rescued In Upper Saddle River Recent reports of a deer roaming Upper Saddle River with a plastic pumpkin stuck to its head turned out to be true, said authorities who rescued the crippled creature on Tuesday. TYCO Animal Control officers based in Ho-Ho-Kus came to town and coordinated efforts with the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the New Jersey Division of Fish & and Wildlife to rescue the young deer, Police Chief Patrick Rotella said. "We'd been receiving calls from residents since the end of November reporting sightings of the deer," Rotella said. "Unfortunately we were unable to locate the animal. "We don…

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by Jerry DeMarco