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Worker Kills Goose With Bare Hands In NJ, Advocacy Group Alleges Worker Kills Goose With Bare Hands In NJ, Advocacy Group Alleges
Worker Kills Goose With Bare Hands In NJ, Advocacy Group Alleges An animal rescue group is calling for accountability after a goose was allegedly killed by a worker near Liberty Harbor Marina in Jersey City, according to a social media post shared Wednesday, May 6. Witnesses saw a marina worker kill the male goose near the Morris Canal, across from Liberty State Park, according to PAD PAWS Animal Rescue, which shared photos of the goose with its goslings as well as an image appearing to show the bird dead and bloodied “We are heartbroken to share a Liberty Harbor Marina worker murdered a male goose today with his bare hands,” the rescue wrote. The goose…

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by Cecilia Levine
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PA Woman Found Unconscious With Dog In Vehicle Outside Supermarket: Police PA Woman Found Unconscious With Dog In Vehicle Outside Supermarket: Police
PA Woman Found Unconscious With Dog In Vehicle Outside Supermarket: Police Two people were arrested and charged after they found unconscious in a vehicle in Denville, authorities announced Tuesday, July 1. On Thursday, June 26, at 2:47 p.m., an ambulance was flagged down by a pedestrian in the ACME parking lot at 125 East Main St, after two people appeared to be unconscious inside a parked vehicle, Denville police said. Officers were able to awaken the two occupants and observed suspected narcotics inside the vehicle, police said. The duo were identified as Brandy Teabo, an East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania resident and Kyle Wolf, a 29-year-old Blairstown resident, p…

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by Sam Barron
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Shell-Shocked! TSA Finds Live Turtle in Pennsylvania Man’s Pants At Newark Airport Shell-Shocked! TSA Finds Live Turtle in Pennsylvania Man’s Pants At Newark Airport
Shell-Shocked! TSA Finds Live Turtle in Pennsylvania Man’s Pants At Newark Airport A Pennsylvania man was caught with a turtle concealed in his pants when a Transportation Security Administration body scanner triggered an alarm near his groin on Friday, March 7 at Newark Liberty International Airport, the TSA said in a release. A pat down by an officer revealed there was something concealed in the man’s groin, the TSA said. When asked if there was something hidden in his pants, the man, a resident of East Stroudsburg, ,reached down the front of his pants and pulled out a live turtle that was wrapped in a small blue towel. The turtle was estimated to be about 5-inches in le…

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by Sam Barron
Police & Fire
Toddler Mauled By 2 Dogs In PA Airlifted To Hospital: Police Toddler Mauled By 2 Dogs In PA Airlifted To Hospital: Police
Toddler Mauled By 2 Dogs In PA Airlifted To Hospital: Police A 22-month-old boy is in the hospital after being mauled by two dogs early Tuesday morning, Sept. 10, the South Lebanon Township Police announced.  The toddler was staying at a babysitter's home when the dogs attacked, according to the release.  An officer with the South Lebanon Township Police Department was called to the attack home at 4:38 a.m. on Sept. 10, as detailed in the release.  The toddler was airlifted to Hershey Medical Center was in "stable but guarded condition," as stated in the initial release, but by 4:42 p.m. he was listed in "critical condition."&nbs…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Police Officer Shoots, Kills 'Vicious' Pitbull In West Philadelphia: Officials Police Officer Shoots, Kills 'Vicious' Pitbull In West Philadelphia: Officials
Police Officer Shoots, Kills 'Vicious' Pitbull In West Philadelphia: Officials A police officer fatally shot a pit bull in West Philadelphia this week, authorities said.  It's at least the fifth PPD shooting of an aggressive dog since April.  Authorities said two police officers were called to the 6100 block of West Colombia Avenue on Monday afternoon, June 24 for a report of a "vicious dog." At the scene, a witness flagged them down and pointed out the "aggressive animal," PPD said in a release.  When one of the officers approached the sidewalk, officials said the dog charged at him. The officer shot the dog multiple times and it fled before dying be…

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by Mac Bullock