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Hunterdon County Animal Control Officer Refused To Return Bulldog: Prosecutor Hunterdon County Animal Control Officer Refused To Return Bulldog: Prosecutor
Hunterdon County Animal Control Officer Refused To Return Bulldog: Prosecutor A Hunterdon County animal control officer has been arrested and charged with official misconduct and theft after authorities say she refused to give a dog back to its rightful owner.  Carolyn Murphy, the Frenchtown Animal Control Officer, had been asked to take temporary custody of an American bulldog on April 11, Hunterdon County Prosecutor Renée M. Robeson said. The dog had been seized from an Arkansas man who'd been transporting him for Kingpin Kennels, a breeder, after police stopped him for a traffic violation and found he'd been wanted on a warrant. The dog was valued a…

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by Sam Barron
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Englewood Family Members Bitten By Their Bulldog Englewood Family Members Bitten By Their Bulldog
Englewood Family Members Bitten By Their Bulldog Two Englewood family members were hospitalized for treatment after their bulldog bit them Thursday morning, authorities said. The attack on the 51-year-old wlman and 18-year-old man by the American Bulldog in the 400 block of Westview Avenue shortly after 8 a.m. “appeared to be unprovoked,” Detective Capt. Timothy Torell said. Both of their injuries were serious but not life-threatening, Torell said. “The Englewood Health Department was notified and will be conducting a follow-up investigation,” he said.

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by Jerry DeMarco
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UPDATE: Dog Leads Police To Family Of Pedestrian, 64, Struck Crossing Fair Lawn Street UPDATE: Dog Leads Police To Family Of Pedestrian, 64, Struck Crossing Fair Lawn Street
Update: Dog Leads Police To Family Of Pedestrian, 64, Struck Crossing Fair Lawn Street A dog led police to the family of a 64-year-old pedestrian who was struck while crossing a Fair Lawn street Wednesday night, authorities said. Both he and the 61-year-old driver of the SUV that hit him in a crosswalk on Berdan Avenue just after 6:30 p.m. were hospitalized, Police Sgt. Brian Metzler said. The pedestrian was reported in critical condition with head and leg injuries in the Intensive Care Unit at St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center in Paterson, Metzler said. The driver was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center with chest and arm injuries, he said, adding that a 6…

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by Jerry DeMarco