Montgomery, NJ
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Abandoned Dog Found Tied To Tree: Montgomery Police Abandoned Dog Found Tied To Tree: Montgomery Police Abandoned Dog Found Tied To Tree: Montgomery Police
Abandoned Dog Found Tied To Tree: Montgomery Police A dog was found abandoned in Montgomery on Friday, July 25, authorities said. At 7:47 p.m., a caller told officers they were walking along a path on Suffolk Lane when they heard a dog barking near the utility building, Montgomery police said. The caller found the dog tied to a tree, police said. Animal control took custody of the dog, police said. The investigation is ongoing, police said. Anyone with information is asked to contact Montgomery Police at 908-359-3222.

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by Sam Barron
Stafford, VA
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Cat Abandoned Behind Stafford Pet Store With Ant-Covered Food, Woman Charged: Sheriff Cat Abandoned Behind Stafford Pet Store With Ant-Covered Food, Woman Charged: Sheriff Cat Abandoned Behind Stafford Pet Store With Ant-Covered Food, Woman Charged: Sheriff
Cat Abandoned Behind Stafford Pet Store With Ant-Covered Food, Woman Charged: Sheriff A scared but unharmed tabby cat was rescued after being abandoned in a carrier near a dumpster behind a pet store in Virginia, authorities said. Around 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday, July 16, Animal Control officers responded to Pets Plus on Richmond Highway for a report of an abandoned animal, according to the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office. When the officer arrived, store staff told her they had found the carrier near the dumpster, containing only a bag of dry food—covered in ants—and a cat now known as “Arkansas.” “Despite being a bit scared, Animal Control Officer Busch confirmed the cat w…

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by Zak Failla
Aberdeen, MD
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44 Dogs Found In ‘Inhumane’ Conditions At Harford County Property, Sheriff Says 44 Dogs Found In ‘Inhumane’ Conditions At Harford County Property, Sheriff Says 44 Dogs Found In ‘Inhumane’ Conditions At Harford County Property, Sheriff Says
44 Dogs Found In ‘Inhumane’ Conditions At Harford County Property, Sheriff Says Dozens of dogs living in what authorities described as "inhumane conditions" were rescued from a property in Maryland following an animal cruelty investigation, officials said. Deputies from the Harford County Sheriff’s Office and officers from the Animal Control Unit executed a search warrant at a home on Eagles Grove Court around 8 a.m. Thursday, July 17, according to authorities. “As a result of the warrant’s execution, 44 Bully type breed dogs were removed from multiple structures on the property and safely transported to a local shelter for evaluation and care,” the sheriff's office sa…

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by Zak Failla
Lyndhurst, NJ
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Naked Repeat Offender Roamed Apartment Halls, Harassed Pets With Dog Whistle: Lyndhurst PD Naked Repeat Offender Roamed Apartment Halls, Harassed Pets With Dog Whistle: Lyndhurst PD Naked Repeat Offender Roamed Apartment Halls, Harassed Pets With Dog Whistle: Lyndhurst PD
Naked Repeat Offender Roamed Apartment Halls, Harassed Pets With Dog Whistle: Lyndhurst PD A Lyndhurst man accused of exposing himself at a local business earlier this week is now facing additional lewdness charges after police say he was caught walking around naked in his apartment building and using a dog whistle to harass his neighbors’ pets. Several residents of the Wall Street West apartment complex contacted police after seeing Jeff R. Johnson allegedly walking nude through the hallways, according to the Lyndhurst Police Capt. Vincent Auteri said. They also reported that Johnson had been intentionally blowing a dog whistle to provoke animals living on the same floor. Detect…

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by Cecilia Levine
Suffield, CT
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Bobcat Carpool: Fuzzy Fare Evaders Hitched Ride From Somers To Suffield In Truck Engine Bobcat Carpool: Fuzzy Fare Evaders Hitched Ride From Somers To Suffield In Truck Engine Bobcat Carpool: Fuzzy Fare Evaders Hitched Ride From Somers To Suffield In Truck Engine
Bobcat Carpool: Fuzzy Fare Evaders Hitched Ride From Somers To Suffield In Truck Engine A Suffield shop owner got the surprise of his morning commute when he popped the hood of his pickup and met two wide-eyed, spotted stowaways. Connecticut State Environmental Conservation Police say the bobcat kittens somehow clung to the engine compartment for the eight-mile trip north from Somers to Suffield, proving once and for all that felines really do have nerves of steel. “Officer Heath and ACO Selig (Suffield PD) spent over an hour chasing these two furballs all over the underside of this truck!” the department wrote in a Facebook post. After a gentle game of hide-and-seek with paw…

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by Josh Lanier
Denville, NJ
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Two Found Unconscious With Dog In Vehicle Outside Supermarket: Denville PD Two Found Unconscious With Dog In Vehicle Outside Supermarket: Denville PD Two Found Unconscious With Dog In Vehicle Outside Supermarket: Denville PD
Two Found Unconscious With Dog In Vehicle Outside Supermarket: Denville PD 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
Harrison, NY
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DEC: Bear Killed In Harrison 'Posed No Immediate Threat,' Should Have Been Left Alone (UPDATE) DEC: Bear Killed In Harrison 'Posed No Immediate Threat,' Should Have Been Left Alone (UPDATE) DEC: Bear Killed In Harrison 'Posed No Immediate Threat,' Should Have Been Left Alone (UPDATE)
DEC: Bear Killed In Harrison 'Posed No Immediate Threat,' Should Have Been Left Alone (Update) This story has been updated.  A black bear spotted wandering through a densely populated part of Westchester was humanely euthanized by police after it repeatedly entered backyards in a residential neighborhood, authorities said.  The incident began around 2:45 p.m. on Monday, June 2, when the Harrison Police Department and a uniformed officer from the New York State Environmental Conservation Police responded to Columbus Avenue and Madison Street in West Harrison following reports of a bear sighting, the department announced on Tuesday morning, June 3.  This was the second …

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by Ben Crnic
Mineola, NY
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Pit Bull Mauled Newborn’s Face After She Died, Deepening Mystery, NY Medical Examiner Rules Pit Bull Mauled Newborn’s Face After She Died, Deepening Mystery, NY Medical Examiner Rules Pit Bull Mauled Newborn’s Face After She Died, Deepening Mystery, NY Medical Examiner Rules
Pit Bull Mauled Newborn’s Face After She Died, Deepening Mystery, NY Medical Examiner Rules A heartbreaking case in Queens has taken a stunning turn after the city’s medical examiner determined that a 1-month-old baby girl was not killed by her family’s dog, as initially believed. Little Kiyanna Winfield was found unresponsive just after 6:30 a.m. Tuesday, May 27, inside her family’s Long Island City apartment on 12th Street, an NYPD spokesperson told Daily Voice. She was pronounced dead at the scene by EMS. Her parents told officers they had fallen asleep with Kiyanna between them. The child’s mother said she awoke to find the family’s 6-month-old German Shepherd–pit bull mix gna…

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by Michael Mashburn
Manassas, VA
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Dog Dies Alone In Hot Car Outside Manassas Mall While Owner Shopped, Police Say Dog Dies Alone In Hot Car Outside Manassas Mall While Owner Shopped, Police Say Dog Dies Alone In Hot Car Outside Manassas Mall While Owner Shopped, Police Say
Dog Dies Alone In Hot Car Outside Manassas Mall While Owner Shopped, Police Say A 2-year-old dog is dead after being left in a hot car for hours outside a Virginia shopping mall, according to police. Officers were called to the parking lot of the Manassas Mall on Sudley Road around 6:45 p.m. Friday, May 16, to investigate reports of an unconscious dog. When they arrived, they found the American Bulldog unresponsive inside a vehicle, police said. Animal control officers responded and pronounced the dog dead at the scene. Investigators say the dog’s owner, Malik Lee Dorsey-O’Bannion, 28, left the animal locked inside the car for hours while he was inside the mall. Off…

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by Zak Failla
Shelton, CT
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Dog With Shattered Bones Abandoned At Rainy Shelton Job Site Had To Be Euthanized Dog With Shattered Bones Abandoned At Rainy Shelton Job Site Had To Be Euthanized Dog With Shattered Bones Abandoned At Rainy Shelton Job Site Had To Be Euthanized
Dog With Shattered Bones Abandoned At Rainy Shelton Job Site Had To Be Euthanized A dog with multiple broken bones who was found in excruciating pain after being abandoned at a Shelton construction site was humanely euthanized, authorities said. Workers at the Bridgeport Avenue job site found the dog inside a cage around 5 a.m. earlier this week. It was soaking wet and shivering in the freezing cold. Construction crews wrapped the dog in their jackets and rushed it to Shelton Animal Control, which then took the injured pup to VCA Shoreline Veterinary Emergency Center. There, veterinarians delivered heartbreaking news.  The dog had multiple pelvic fractures, along wi…

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by Josh Lanier
National Interest
Loose German Shepherd, Pitbull Kill Small White Dog Montvale: Cops Loose German Shepherd, Pitbull Kill Small White Dog Montvale: Cops Loose German Shepherd, Pitbull Kill Small White Dog Montvale: Cops
Loose German Shepherd, Pitbull Kill Small White Dog Montvale: Cops New details have been released in a deadly Bergen County dog attack. A German Shepherd and Pitbull got loose from a Park Ridge home Wednesday evening, April 16, Montvale Police Capt. Alisha Foley confirmed.  The two larger dogs then attacked a Maltese being walked by a man on Raven Road in Montvale, killing the Maltese and leaving the walker with a laceration on his hand, according to Foley and Montvale Police Chief Doug McDowell. The dogs involved in the attack have been secured, and animal control is assisting in the investigation. Officials are working to determine how the dogs got…

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by Cecilia Levine
Meriden, CT
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Emaciated Dog Rescued After Giving Birth In Meriden; Puppies Still Missing Emaciated Dog Rescued After Giving Birth In Meriden; Puppies Still Missing Emaciated Dog Rescued After Giving Birth In Meriden; Puppies Still Missing
Emaciated Dog Rescued After Giving Birth In Meriden; Puppies Still Missing A severely malnourished puppy who had recently given birth was rescued over the weekend. She was dangerously thin, but her origin remains unknown. Meriden Animal Control found the dog — they later named her Petals — on Sunday, March 23, after teenagers spotted her running near Lincoln Plaza on West Main Street.  The hound mix was completely emaciated, with her ribs clearly visible through her thin coat. She was not wearing a collar and was not microchipped. After eating two meals, Petals began producing a significant amount of milk, suggesting she had very recently given birth. Rescue…

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by Josh Lanier