Homeowner seeks help releasing trapped animal

Heard on: Morris NJ Law Dispatch Group Calls

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This transcript is auto-generated from live dispatch audio and may be incomplete or inaccurate. It is not an official report and may change.

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County 24 car (number withheld) Valley View Drive for an animal call.

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24, 212. 212, (number withheld) Valley View Drive.

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Homeowner there, caught, wants assistance with opening the trap.

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10-4, do you want a car for it?

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Yeah, you can start me one.

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10-4, just confirm you said (number withheld) Madison Street?

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Correct, it's a street lamp attached to a telephone pole.

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Great.

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Two 2162 arriving.

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Okay,

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24212 . Okay,

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spoke with the ACO there.

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She's not able to make it out.

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She had apparently already spoken to the homeowner, and because they caught it on their own, they were responsible for removing it.

8/12/2026 06:37 AM

Other Non-Crime Event

Valley View Dr, Rockaway, NJ 07866

Not official report. AI-generated from public dispatch audio. Always verify with official sources.

As discussed during the dispatch call, dispatchers received a possible animal control concern near Valley View Drive. A homeowner reported catching an animal and requested help opening a trap. An officer later advised that animal control could not respond and that the homeowner was responsible for removing the animal because they had trapped it themselves.