Wayne police said they killed a potentially rabid fox Sunday afternoon.
Officer Robert Fernandez responded to a Foxboro Road residence on a report that a sick fox, which was described as "mangy," was lying near a back fence on the property, possibly suffering from rabies, said Capt. James Clarke.
Based on the animal's physical appearance, Fernandez killed the animal with two rounds of Double-O buckshot from a 12-gague shotgun. The fox was placed in a garbage bag and taken to the Wayne Animal Shelter, where it was disposed of Sunday.
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In late February Wayne Police of a potentially rabid fox that reportedly attacked children near the High Mountain Reserve.
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