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Obituaries
Lake Hopatcong Animal Activist Leslie McKenna Dies, 33
Animal activist and Lake Hopatcong native Leslie Jane McKenna-Contreras died Friday, April 24. She was 33. Leslie was born April 8, 1987 in Morristown and raised in White Meadow Lake. She graduated from Morris Hills High School, her obituary says. Leslie is known for her recent role as founder and operator of The None Furgotten Dog and Cat Rescue, a charity that helps treat and find homes for abused and abandoned animals. Nearly $6,000 had been raised as of May 1 on a GoFundMe to support Leslie’s hospital and funeral costs. Leslie is also known for her passion for art and had donated nume…
Police & Fire
Dog Dies In Two-Alarm Sussex County House Fire
A family dog died in a two-alarm fire at a Sussex County home, fire officials said. The blaze broke out at a home on Winding Way shortly after 7:45 a.m. Tuesday, Byram Twp. Fire Department said on Facebook. Fire crews needed extra time to get the blaze under control after discovering a partial collapse of the home, officials said. Additional resources were brought on scene after a second alarm was struck, officials said. Additional resources were brought on scene after a second alarm was struck, officials said.Byram Twp. Fire Department via Facebook While no one was home at the time o…
Police & Fire
Firefighters Battle Furious Clifton Blaze
UPDATE: Firefighters rescued a woman while others fled from danger during an intense blaze that consumed a large Clifton multi-family building, killing a dog and a cat and driving 21 people from their homes. The six-alarm blaze broke out on the upper floor of a three-apartment Lexington Avenue home next to a Clifton Avenue gas station around 2:30 p.m. It quickly went to two alarms as firefighters who arrived within moments climbed portable ladders looking for occupants and thick black smoke poured into the sky. They rescued one woman who apparently was preparing to jump from a second floo…
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Police: Drunken Trucker Charged With 5 Counts Of Aggravated Assault In Ringwood Pit Bull Attack
UPDATE: A Florida tractor-trailer driver who was arrested after authorities said he set his pit bull loose on police during a traffic stop in Ringwood died after suffering an apparent seizure. https://dailyvoice.com/new-jersey/northpassaic/police-fire/authorities-trucker-charged-with-setting-pit-bull-on-police-in-ringwood-dies-of-seizure/783295/ ****** PREVIOUS STORY: A drunken Florida tractor-trailer driver was charged with five counts of aggravated assault for setting his pit bull loose on police during a Ringwood traffic stop, forcing them to shoot the dog, authorities said. John Baker…
Police & Fire
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: Maywood Man, 78, Struck In Chain-Reaction Crash Protects Dog From Harm
A 78-year-old Maywood man was injured in a freak chain-reaction crash while protecting his dog from harm Sunday night, responders said. A 2012 Ford Explorer driven by a 17-year-old Rochelle Park man was headed west on East Central Avenue when it struck a legally parked vehicle that got pushed completely onto the sidewalk, hitting the victim as he walked his black Labrador shortly before 8:30 p.m., police said. The victim was treated at Hackensack University Medical Center and released with what appeared to be minor injuries, Capt. Terence Kenny said. The dog -- whose owner pushed him away …
Police & Fire
Services Set For Boonton Girl, 11, Whose Mom Admitted Giving Her Unprescribed Drugs
A Boonton mom was charged after admitting she gave unprescribed drugs to her daughter, who was found dead next to a bottle of medication, documents show. Police responding to a report of a deceased child Monday night found Shay Mooney's 11-year-old daughter Wade Richardson unresponsive, ABC7 reports. Mooney gave the girl 10 milliliters of Oxycodone, Seroquel and other medications from her own prescriptions in an attempt to treat pain caused by a medical condition they both share, the mom told police. The affidavit says Mooney's apartment was in "serious disarray" with syringes, pill bottle…
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Heartbreaking: Help Sought Saving Life Of Emaciated Dog Found In Paterson
"An emaciated dog in need of urgent medical care” doesn't quite describe the condition of a starving dog rescued from the streets of Paterson. The frail, 17-pound pooch, who was named Reese, made through the night with a normal pulse at the Oradell Animal Hospital, but "her temperature is low, and she is incredibly weak," officials with the Ramapo-Bergen Animal Refuge said. "She has been able to lift her head and even give kisses as her wounds are delicately cleaned," the Oakland-based organization said. Intravenous fluids had to be delivered extremely slowly because of Reese's delicate c…
Police & Fire
Owner Of Berkeley Heights Shelter Lied About Dogs' Illnesses, Prosecutor Says
A Warren woman who owns an animal shelter in Berkeley Heights has been accused of falsifying records in an attempt to conceal negative information about the health of dogs from prospective adopters. The Union County Prosecutor's Office said Friday that 55-year-old Toni Turco, who operates Home for Good Dog Rescue, has been charged with with 15 counts of fourth-degree falsifying records for the purpose of deceiving prospective pet owners, two counts of fourth-degree knowingly selling and/or exposing to human contact a pet with a contagious or infectious disease, and…
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‘Pretty Bird’: Roosters Rescued From Paterson Cockfighting Ring Get TLC At St. Hubert's
Dozens of roosters rescued from a Paterson cockfighting ring are being “re-homed” by an acclaimed Morris County shelter. “We’ve been calling them all ‘Pretty Bird,” said Rebecca Burton, the vice-president of operations at St. Hubert's Animal Welfare Center in Madison, which handles distressed animals. “There are approximately 50 birds not spoken for by adopters or being transferred out to our shelter partners," Burton said. A few "have signs of old wounds and scarring in the eyes," she said. Otherwise, the roosters are in fine fettle. One just went to a shelter partner, the Animal Welfar…
Police & Fire
Man Injured In Dumont House Fire Charged With Assaulting Officer
Two men trying to get inside a burning Dumont home where a pit bull died in a wind-blown Friday morning fire had to be arrested -- including one who "picked up and threw" a police officer against a car, authorities said. "The house was fully engulfed. You couldn't get inside," Capt. Vincent Tamburro said. Several officers finally subdued the unidentified 26-year-old man, who was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center with burns and smoke inhalation, Tamburro said. The officer who was assaulted had to be treated for back and knee injuries and will likely have to miss work for an exte…
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4 Kittens Have Second Chance, Thanks To Whoever Left Them Outside Of Oakland Shelter
Four kittens were given a second chance -- thanks to whoever left them in a cardboard box outside of an Oakland animal shelter. A Ramapo Bergen Animal Refuge staff member was walking a dog when she noticed the sealed box, with a piece of paper labeled "kittens" taped to it on Oct. 18, the organization said. "She brought the box to a safe place, dreading what she would find inside," RBARI said. "When she slowly opened the box, four tiny eyes peered out at her, quite frightened. "She breathed a sigh of relief that these precious tiny kittens appeared to be healthy and bright eye…
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: Sweet Passaic County Pit Bull Attacked By Dog Siblings
A 6-year-old pit bull who was attacked by his two dog siblings is being put up for adoption so he will be in a safer environment, said the Bergen County rescue that helped save him. Capone came from a loving home in Bloomingdale with two other dogs and a baby, and often had playdates with his grandmother's cat, Ramapo-Bergen Animal Rescue said in a joint statement with Jersey Pits Rescue. The sweet pit bull was often picked on by the other dogs in the house and on Wednesday night, was viciously attacked, rescue officials said. It became apparent to his family that he was no longer safe at…
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