CRIME & SAFETY
200-pound pig escapes from New Jersey farm; rescued by police officers: officials
GLOUCESTER COUNTY, N.J. (PIX11) – A 200-pound pot-bellied pig managed to break out of a New Jersey farm on Saturday, according to Washington Township police. Three officers chased down, tackled and safely tied up the pig named Pumba. The pig escaped after a child left a gate to the Gloucester County farm’s pasture open, according […]
NJ police officers chase down loose pig and bring him home
WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP, N.J. (CBS) -- A South Jersey police department saluted its officers for bringing home the bacon on Friday – in a way.Officers from the Washington Township Police Department in Gloucester County were called to the quiet Heatherwood neighborhood for a report of a loose pig that had wandered into traffic.Officers Frank Cicalese and Victor Rossi got to work wrangling the 200-pound hog near the corner of Egg Harbor Road and County House Road.Police put out notice of their capture on Facebook and asked someone to "claim him or he is going to become our next K-9."The department has since returned the pig to their owner, Chief Pat Gurcsik confirmed in an email Saturday.Gurcsik said a child at a nearby farm had left a pasture gate open and that's how the pig got out. The potbelly pig, named Pumba, was not harmed.Police said the pig was chased down, tackled and safely tied up before officers brought him home.
Firsthand look at tools and techniques of first responders
HAMILTON TOWNSHIP, MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — We rely on first responders to keep us safe but many of us do not understand the tools and techniques they use to do that. A local 911 center aimed to change that. It’s not every day you get to see emergency responders and their equipment. That’s what dozens […]
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