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Photos Show 50-Foot Rescue Of French Bulldog Who Went Tumbling Down Cliff Along Palisades Photos Show 50-Foot Rescue Of French Bulldog Who Went Tumbling Down Cliff Along Palisades
Photos Show 50-Foot Rescue Of French Bulldog Who Went Tumbling Down Cliff Along Palisades Talk about a happy tail. A French bulldog named Klipse who went tumbling 40 feet down a cliff at Palisades Interstate Park was rescued by Port Authority Police officers on Tuesday morning July 30, PAPD spokeswoman Lenis Valens said. PAPD's Emergency Service Unit got the call from the George Washington Bridge command around 6:50 that morning. Within minutes, Officer Nicola spotted Klipse on the slope, according to Valens. PAPD PBA Using a rope rescue system, Nicola and his partner, Officer Kuchie, rappelled down to reach the stranded pup. According to Valens, the offi…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
UPDATE: Three Cats Die In Fierce Fair Lawn House Fire UPDATE: Three Cats Die In Fierce Fair Lawn House Fire
Update: Three Cats Die In Fierce Fair Lawn House Fire UPDATE: Three cats died in a fierce fire that all but destroyed a Fair Lawn home, officials said. The feline trio were the only ones home when the three-alarm blaze ignited at the front of the nearly 100-year-old wood-frame house on 5th Street off Morlot Avenue shortly before 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 24. Fair Lawn native Nick Cornwell and his wife, Ashley, also lost all of their belongings. “We encountered heavy fire upon our arrival," Fair Lawn Fire Department Assistant Chief Ralph Rinaldo said. "The members did a great job knocking the fire down using deck guns before entering the b…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Smoky Post-Christmas House Fire Ravages Passaic Home Smoky Post-Christmas House Fire Ravages Passaic Home
Smoky Post-Christmas House Fire Ravages Passaic Home A smoky house fire in Passaic went to four alarms the day after Christmas. No injuries were immediately reported in the blaze, which ignited in a Van Buren Street home near Central Avenue around 11 a.m., Passaic Mayor Hector Carlos Lora said. "All tenants are reported to be out and safe," the mayor said around noon. "Nobody appears to be in the building." Firefighters were quickly removed after a partial ceiling collapse, Lora said. They had two ladder trucks and multiple hand lines in operation. Damien Danis for DAILY VOICE Although smoke met them at the scene, the fire may have b…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Loose Snake Seized After Scare In Jersey City High-Rise Loose Snake Seized After Scare In Jersey City High-Rise
Loose Snake Seized After Scare In Jersey City High-Rise A loose snake gave building officials a scare in a Jersey City high-rise, officials said. The building manager at 20 River Ct. contacted police on March 4 on reports of a snake entering a unit, according to Jersey City spokeswoman Kimberly Wallace-Scalcione. Police found the 3-foot albino corn snake behind the fridge on Monday, March 6, she said. The snake was extracted by animal control from the Liberty Humane Society, and confirmed a domestic pet. The snake remained in custody of animal control as of Monday afternoon. The Liberty Humane Society is attempting to locate the owner. An…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Police Forced To Put Deer Down After Crash In Glen Rock, It's Season For Drivers To Beware Police Forced To Put Deer Down After Crash In Glen Rock, It's Season For Drivers To Beware
Police Forced To Put Deer Down After Crash In Glen Rock, It's Season For Drivers To Beware The risk posed by deer in densely populated areas this particular time of year was tragically illustrated when one had to be put down in Glen Rock after being struck by a car. The driver was treated by an EMT from the Glen Rock Volunteer Ambulance Corps for a minor hand injury after the deer smashed the windshield of a Hyundai Elantra on Maple Avenue on Sunday, Oct. 30. A Glen Rock police officer had to put the deer down using a small-caliber rifle. A tow truck removed the sedan. Animal control officers tended to the deer. Deer are particularly active and tend to cover more territory than…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Bear Sighting Reported In Morris County Backyard Bear Sighting Reported In Morris County Backyard
Bear Sighting Reported In Morris County Backyard A bear sighting was reported in a Morris County backyard, authorities said. The bear was seen in a yard on Lorraine Road near Greenwood Avenue in Madison on Monday, August 1, according to a post from the borough’s Facebook page. Animal Control services were handling the sighting, and the police department was made aware as well, the borough said. The bear is not considered to pose a threat to local residents. There has been a large bear reported on Lorraine Road near Greenwood Avenue. MPD is aware, and Animal Control is en... Posted by The Borough of Madison New Jersey on Monday, Aug…

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by Valerie Musson
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Raccoon Tests Positive For Rabies In Hunterdon County Raccoon Tests Positive For Rabies In Hunterdon County
Raccoon Tests Positive For Rabies In Hunterdon County A raccoon has tested positive for rabies in Hunterdon County, health officials said. The animal was found near Farmhouse Road in Alexandria Township and tested positive for rabies on Thursday, July 21, according to the Hunterdon County Dept. of Health. The department urges anyone who may have come into contact with the raccoon between Monday, July 4 and Monday, July 18 to see their primary care physician to determine whether there is a need for prophylaxis treatment. Officials also remind residents to never pick up stray animals, as saliva from a rabid animal is conside…

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by Valerie Musson
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NJ Puppy, Owner's Aircraft Mechanic Roommate Recover After Brutal Attack NJ Puppy, Owner's Aircraft Mechanic Roommate Recover After Brutal Attack
NJ Puppy, Owner's Aircraft Mechanic Roommate Recover After Brutal Attack A 4-month-old dog and his owner's roommate were recovering from a brutal attack by an unleashed pit bull in Camden County. The puppy's owner, Nicholas Denny of Cherry Hill, recently became a dad to Cheddar. He works as an aircraft mechanic at McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst Air Force Base with his roommate, Brett Spaulding. Nick Denny and Cheddar.Nick Denny Facebook "Tonight my roommate was taking the little guy for a walk around our neighborhood when the worst possible thing happened," Denny wrote on this GoFundMe page about last week's attack.  "They were attacked by an unleashed, unmuzzled dog…

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by Jon Craig
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Deer Rescued From Demarest Storm Drain Deer Rescued From Demarest Storm Drain
Deer Rescued From Demarest Storm Drain It was a team effort as responders rescued a deer from a storm drain in Demarest. Police who responded to several calls summoned borough DPW workers and both Demarest and Haworth firefighters to County Road and Eastview Terrace shortly before 10:30 a.m. Friday, Feb. 4. The deer was safely removed and then examined by an animal control officer before being released.

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Child Bitten On Cheek, Adult On Arm By Dog In Clifton Child Bitten On Cheek, Adult On Arm By Dog In Clifton
Child Bitten On Cheek, Adult On Arm By Dog In Clifton A young child and an adult were hospitalized after being bitten by a dog Thursday in Clifton, authorities confirmed. The incident occurred at a private home on Knapp Avenue, just off Randolph Avenue, around 1 p.m., Police Lt. Robert Bracken said. The Shepherd mix bit the girl on the cheek and an adult on the arm, Bracken said. Both were taken to St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center, he said. Neither was considered seriously injured, the lieutenant said. Animal control officers were called, he said. INCIDENTS VIDEO/PHOTOS: Mark Rosetti (demonracer2 / YouTube)

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Deer Chased By Dog Dies After Crashing Through Window Of River Vale Home Deer Chased By Dog Dies After Crashing Through Window Of River Vale Home
Deer Chased By Dog Dies After Crashing Through Window Of River Vale Home It came in as a possible burglary in progress but turned out to be a horrific accident. Sometime before dawn Wednesday, a deer being chased by a dog crashed through the window of a River Vale home, police said. The gravely wounded deer eventually died, Capt. Chris Bulger said. Animal control removed the carcass from the Coopers Lane home, he said. “The dog appeared to be fine and the deer showed no signs of injury from the dog,” the captain said. The dog’s owner and the homeowner “have been in contact and will handle the matter between them for the damage,” he said.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Dog Attack Sends 2 To Hospital In South Brunswick Dog Attack Sends 2 To Hospital In South Brunswick
Dog Attack Sends 2 To Hospital In South Brunswick Two people were hospitalized after being attacked by a family dog in South Brunswick on Tuesday, police said. A man in his 50s and woman in her 60s were bitten by the family dog, a pitbull, at a house on the 100 block of New Road, local police said. The victims were taken to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick, authorities said. Their conditions were not known as of Wednesday morning. Responders included local police, EMS and animal control officers.

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by Cecilia Levine
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Loose Chickens Caught 'Wreaking Havoc' & Harassing Customers At NJ McDonald's Loose Chickens Caught 'Wreaking Havoc' & Harassing Customers At NJ McDonald's
Loose Chickens Caught 'Wreaking Havoc' & Harassing Customers At NJ McDonald's Authorities in one New Jersey town were looking for the owner of a pair of loose chickens creating a "fowl" disturbance at a local McDonald's Tuesday. Police from Washington Township (Warren County) dispatched their animal control officer to the McDonald's on Route 31 sometime in the morning, the department said on Facebook. "He quickly leapt into action and responded to the scene before the perpetrators could fly the coup. (see what we did there?)," the department said. The two suspect chickens were harassing and chasing customers, and pecking at tires when Robbie arrived. "A short while…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Hawk Rescued From PATH Tunnel Hawk Rescued From PATH Tunnel
Hawk Rescued From PATH Tunnel With the autumn migration for its breed ending, a hawk landed in trouble at a Jersey City PATH station. Port Authority Track Inspector Giuseppe Rosato found the big bird stranded near the tracks just inside a tunnel at the Exchange Place station before dawn Friday. His partner, Kevin Ronan, said he "threw my jacket over it to grab him once they killed the power." Ronan handed the hawk off to Port Authority Police Officer Jordan Gonzalez from PATH Command. Animal Control collected the hawk at PATH Journal Square, Port Authority Police spokeswoman Lenis Valens said. Stranded in the PAT…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Hawk Rescued From PATH Tunnel Hawk Rescued From PATH Tunnel
Hawk Rescued From PATH Tunnel With the autumn migration for its breed ending, a hawk landed in trouble at a Jersey City PATH station. Port Authority Track Inspector Giuseppe Rosato found the big bird stranded near the tracks just inside a tunnel at the Exchange Place station before dawn Friday. His partner, Kevin Ronan, said he "threw my jacket over it to grab him once they killed the power." Ronan handed the hawk off to Port Authority Police Officer Jordan Gonzalez from PATH Command. Animal Control collected the hawk at PATH Journal Square, Port Authority Police spokeswoman Lenis Valens said. Stranded in the PAT…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
2 Newark Kids Attacked By Their Own Dog 2 Newark Kids Attacked By Their Own Dog
2 Newark Kids Attacked By Their Own Dog Two Newark children were attacked by their pet dog Wednesday evening, authorities said. The incident occurred around 7:45 p.m. at a 16th Street home. The dog was turned over to animal control and the incident was under investigation as of 9:40 p.m., according to Catherine Adams, a spokeswoman for the Newark Police Department. Initial and unconfirmed reports said the dog was a pit bull.

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by Cecilia Levine
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LISTEN: New Jersey Man Attacked By Squirrel While Taking Trash Out LISTEN: New Jersey Man Attacked By Squirrel While Taking Trash Out
Listen: New Jersey Man Attacked By Squirrel While Taking Trash Out A 28-year-old Warren County man was attacked by a squirrel while taking out the trash over the weekend, authorities said. Police responded to the area of 69 East Washington Ave. in Washington on a report of a man who had been bitten and scratched by a squirrel while taking out the trash Sunday around 3 p.m., Washington Township police said. "Be advised the perpetrator still on scene," an official can be heard saying over the police radio. "Actually we believe it ran back to its nest," another said. The man was treated at the scene by the Washington Emergency Squad and refused further…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
'HORRIFIC': Wild Dogs Who Attacked Dozen Residents Captured By Little Egg Harbor Police 'HORRIFIC': Wild Dogs Who Attacked Dozen Residents Captured By Little Egg Harbor Police
'Horrific': Wild Dogs Who Attacked Dozen Residents Captured By Little Egg Harbor Police A pack of wild dogs who had bitten at least a dozen Little Egg Harbor residents over the course of several months have been captured by police. Six people were attacked by three loose dogs Monday, the same animals that have terrorized a neighborhood for months, township police said.  Police released a video on Tuesday of a man squaring off against the pack of barking canines, swinging a pole and shouting as the animals advanced on him. "Yesterday's events were horrific, and nobody should live in fear of allowing their children to play outside, walk down the street or simply get the ma…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Fox Bites Three In Glen Ridge, Two Others Also Attacked Fox Bites Three In Glen Ridge, Two Others Also Attacked
Fox Bites Three In Glen Ridge, Two Others Also Attacked A fox was euthanized Friday after it bit three people and attacked a total of five, Glen Ridge police said.  Police were called to Woodland Avenue on a report of an animal bite around 9:15 a.m. The person had been bitten by a red fox, police said.  As police and animal control officers from neighboring Bloomfield searched for the animal, two more people were bitten.  The animal was located around 11:35 a.m. on train tracks near Toney's Brook, where it tried to attack one of the officers attempting to catch it.  The animal is being tested for rabies by the state Fish, G…

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by Paul Milo
Police & Fire
Police Urge Precautions After Coyote Kills 96-Year-Old Wyckoff Grandma's Chihuahua Police Urge Precautions After Coyote Kills 96-Year-Old Wyckoff Grandma's Chihuahua
Police Urge Precautions After Coyote Kills 96-Year-Old Wyckoff Grandma's Chihuahua A coyote killed a 96-year-old Wyckoff grandmother's chihuahua, prompting area alerts. Hartman was snatched Tuesday night from just outside Doris Heitman's back door in a wooded Spring Meadow retirement community Tuesday night. Her Heitman's grandson went into the woods with a kitchen knife and retrieved the dog’s body a short time later. "He was my best friend. He was my helper," said Heitman, whose husband, George, died two years ago "We were growing old together," she told News12 New Jersey. "I'm gonna miss him terribly." “Wyckoff Police responded and documented the incident and i…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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WATCH: Bat Hitches A Ride Aboard Newark-Bound Flight WATCH: Bat Hitches A Ride Aboard Newark-Bound Flight
Watch: Bat Hitches A Ride Aboard Newark-Bound Flight A passenger aboard a Spirit Airlines flight from Charlotte, North Carolina to Newark Wednesday took video of a bat that had somehow gotten aboard the plane.  The passenger, a 23-year-old named Peter Scattini, shot the video while aboard the 6 a.m. flight bound for Newark Liberty International Airport.  Here's video by another passenger:  Spirit Airlines told HuffPost that “a stowaway bat” was on the flight from Charlotte to Newark and that it was “removed once on the ground by animal control officers.” “The aircraft was disinfected and searched as a precaution,” a representative from Spir…

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by Paul Milo
Police & Fire
SEEN HER? Reward Boosted For Missing Sussex County Seeing Eye Dog SEEN HER? Reward Boosted For Missing Sussex County Seeing Eye Dog
Seen HER? Reward Boosted For Missing Sussex County Seeing Eye Dog The reward for finding a seeing eye dog from Sussex County who’s been missing nearly 2½ weeks was increased Thursday to $6,000. An anonymous tip line also was established to report any sightings of Ondrea, the 14-month-old black and tan German shepherd who reportedly bolted on June 24 after pushing through an exterior door with a broken latch at the Wantage home of a volunteer puppy raiser. Ondrea is fully grown -- about 50 pounds. She’s also microchipped and has a number tattooed in her right ear. “If anyone finds Ondrea, we will take her back with no questions asked,” said Peggy Gibbon…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Rabid Raccoon Found In Parsippany Rabid Raccoon Found In Parsippany
Rabid Raccoon Found In Parsippany A raccoon found in Parsippany tested positive for rabies. The animal was found on Minnehaha Boulevard in Lake Hiawatha, police said. An infected animal has the rabies virus in its saliva and infects other animals or people through bites and contact with saliva. Once infected animals become ill, they may bite or attack other animals or people. Authorities urged people to stay away and refrain from feeding wild animals. Common carriers of the virus are raccoons, skunks, foxes, woodchucks, bats, and feral (stray) cats.  "Do not make pets of wild animals," Parsippany police said.  …

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by Cecilia Levine
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A ‘Rarity’: Poisonous Copperhead Snake Found In Montclair A ‘Rarity’: Poisonous Copperhead Snake Found In Montclair
A ‘Rarity’: Poisonous Copperhead Snake Found In Montclair Animal control officers in Montclair handled an out-of-the-ordinary assignment Tuesday, when they were called to safely remove a venomous copperhead snake found near a Starbucks coffee shop. “We never know what adventure awaits us when the phone rings on any given day,” Montclair animal control officer Michele Shiber said in a statement. “Last Tuesday was rather special because we got a call for a copperhead snake which is a rarity for the Montclair area.” No one was hurt by the snake, but on June 10, another copperhead bit a man’s finger in nearby Paterson. That man was expected to be OK a…

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by Paul Milo
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Venomous Snakes, Alligators Found (Some Dead) At Butler Man's Home Venomous Snakes, Alligators Found (Some Dead) At Butler Man's Home
Venomous Snakes, Alligators Found (Some Dead) At Butler Man's Home Animal control officers who showed up to a Butler man's home to remove dogs ended up finding poisonous snakes and alligators, some of which had died, reports say. Joseph Faris, 37, had the three American alligators, two caiman, a prairie rattlesnake, monocled cobra, Gaboon viper and puff adder in his Decker Road home because of his wife's business selling them, his attorney told NJ.com. Officials obtained a search warrant for Faris' home last spring when they spotted a rattlesnake and alligator while removing four or five German Shepherds he wanted out of the house, NJ.com reports. Faris i…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Animal Control Officers Bag Glen Rock Bear Animal Control Officers Bag Glen Rock Bear
Animal Control Officers Bag Glen Rock Bear Animal control officers captured a bear who climbed a Glen Rock backyard tree on Sunday. The bear was tranquilized and tagged for release into the wild.

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Fair Lawn Dumps Tyco, Turns To County For Animal Control Fair Lawn Dumps Tyco, Turns To County For Animal Control
Fair Lawn Dumps Tyco, Turns To County For Animal Control FAIR LAWN, N.J. -- Bergen County will be providing animal control to Fair Lawn beginning next month, a published report says. The Borough Council agreed by consensus Tuesday to replace the previous provider, Tyco, after residents complained about response times -- and even complete lack of a response, TAP into Fair Lawn/Glen Rock reports. That will leave the borough to find a way to cover the last two weeks of this month, officials said. The new arrangement will cost about $5,000 more a year than with Tyco -- an amount one councilman called "a negligible difference," the report s…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Neighbors
Paterson Native With Cancer Wants Her Bulldog Back Paterson Native With Cancer Wants Her Bulldog Back
Paterson Native With Cancer Wants Her Bulldog Back PATERSON, N.J. – A Paterson native with stage 3 colon cancer is fighting to get her dog back from animal control. Deborah Gonzales Schwadtke, who now lives in Vernon, said she has been without her dog, Tank, since Sept. 12. A judge declared Tank to be “potentially dangerous” after the 2 ½ year-old American Bulldog bit a neighbor. Schwadtke said the dog ran out in front of her niece, who set out to take another dog for a walk, and ended up at a neighbor’s house down the street. She said the neighbor offered to leash him up, “and leashed him up from behind” which may have startled Tank. “He…

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by Lauren Kidd Ferguson