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Serial Dog Thief Busted Again: Hunterdon County Prosecutor Serial Dog Thief Busted Again: Hunterdon County Prosecutor
Serial Dog Thief Busted Again: Hunterdon County Prosecutor A 45-year-old Alpha woman was arrested and charged on Saturday, March 9, after she tried to steal a dog, authorities said. And this is not her first dog stealing rodeo. Jennifer Goldthwaite entered a residence in Holland Township intending to snatch the pooch, Hunterdon County Prosecutor Renée M. Robeson said. In 2020, Goldthwaite and a man named Christopher Gordon, 20, of Flemington, were caught after a Pennsylvania dog breeder told police that people were trying to enter his property and possibly steal his French bulldog puppies for sale, as previously reported by Daily Voice. Offic…

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by Sam Barron
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Green-Haired Dog Thief Locks Eyes With Surveillance Camera On Train To NYC Green-Haired Dog Thief Locks Eyes With Surveillance Camera On Train To NYC
Green-Haired Dog Thief Locks Eyes With Surveillance Camera On Train To NYC Police in Hudson County are seeking a group of people wanted for stealing a dog from a resident's porch and fleeing to Manhattan. UPDATE: The dog was found and reunited with his family Wednesday evening, July 26. ORIGINAL STORY: The individuals pictured above were captured walking up to a home on 41st Street and Avenue E in Bayonne where Rocco, a Jack Russell Terrier, was secured with a leash to the front porch, around 6:20 p.m. Monday, July 24, Bayonne Police Capt. Eric Amato said. The group then boarded a Hudson-Bergen Light Rail train at the 45th Street station (Bayonne) bound for Hobok…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Dog Gone! Bayonne Man With Crack Snatches Pooch, Police Say Dog Gone! Bayonne Man With Crack Snatches Pooch, Police Say
Dog Gone! Bayonne Man With Crack Snatches Pooch, Police Say A 33-year-old Bayonne man who had crack cocaine on him was arrested the morning of Saturday, April 22, after Bayonne police say he stole a tenant's dog. Officials initially responded to 32nd St and Broadway on a report of a man with a dog attempting to pry open apartment doors, police said. There, they detained Steven Rodriguez — but he soon attempted to flee, police said.  Officers placed Rodriguez under arrest and when they asked him if the dog was his, he said yes. While Rodriguez was under arrest, police received a report of a dog that had gone missing from the same building Rodrig…

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by Sam Barron
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Man Steals Bobcat From PA Snake Farm Then Stuffs Her In His Trunk: Police Man Steals Bobcat From PA Snake Farm Then Stuffs Her In His Trunk: Police
Man Steals Bobcat From PA Snake Farm Then Stuffs Her In His Trunk: Police A Pennsylvania man was in custody after stealing a bobcat with medical issues from a snake farm in the Poconos and putting her in his trunk, authorities said.  Semyon Levit, 45, broke into the Pocono Snake and Animal Farm in Smithfield Township through the unlocked main entrance and stole 22-year-old Blanche on Friday, Feb. 4 around 10:15 a.m., Pennsylvania State Police said. Levit and the bobcat struggled in the parking lot before stuffing her in the trunk of his red Hyundai Elantra. Police stopped Levit's car around 4:15 p.m. that day and found the cat in the trunk. Blanche was safe…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Hunterdon County Couple Busted For Stealing Six Golden Retriever Puppies Valued At $5,000 Each Hunterdon County Couple Busted For Stealing Six Golden Retriever Puppies Valued At $5,000 Each
Hunterdon County Couple Busted For Stealing Six Golden Retriever Puppies Valued At $5,000 Each A Hunterdon County couple was arrested for stealing six golden retriever puppies worth about $5,000, authorities said. Jennifer Goldthwaite, 41, and Christopher Gordon, 20, both of Flemington, were caught after a Pennsylvania dog breeder told police that people were trying to enter his property and possibly steal his French bulldog puppies for sale, New Holland police said. Officers found Goldthwaite in a car outside the breeder's home in Earl, PA, while Gordon was walking over to it. The man who called in the incident identified Gordon and Goldthwaite as the same people who came by hi…

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by Cecilia Levine