Turtle with hook freed from rocks in park lot

Heard on: Passaic NJ Law Dispatch Group Calls

01:14

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

00:00

Just received a call from a park patron.

00:03

Concerned for a turtle choking in the parking lot at Englewood location.

00:12

I received.

00:13

I lost that though.

00:14

What was it?

00:21

That's why we use paper straws.

00:25

Hi, where do you know which parking lot they're in?

00:29

I believe it's going to be the south lot, the 1st parking lot.

00:33

A little bit of a language barrier.

00:39

I see. I'll let you know if animal control is needed.

00:43

Per the caller, he already called animal control and they advised to call PD first .

00:52

Seriously.

00:55

I'll be out.

00:57

Crazy.

01:01

Four's on it.

01:04

Four, two, one.

01:08

The turtle was not choking.

01:09

He just had a hook stuck on him and he was stuck in the rocks.

01:12

But he's now away, so no animal control needed.

7/25/2026 01:37 PM

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Englewood Picnic Area, Henry Hudson Dr, Englewood Cliffs, NJ 07632

Turtle with hook freed from rocks in park lot

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

As discussed during the dispatch call, officers responded to a report of a turtle apparently choking in a parking lot near the Englewood picnic area. It was later found that the turtle had a hook on it and was stuck in rocks but then got free, so animal control was not needed.

Turtle with hook freed from rocks in park lot

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