‘Oh dam.’ Angry beaver busted by Toms River police
Officials say the creature was creating chaos in the neighborhood.
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Toms River police nabbed a furry fugitive that was reportedly wreaking havoc in the area.
In a post on Facebook, Toms River PBA said a patrolman was dispatched on Easter Sunday for a "report of an angry beaver terrorizing some of our residents."
The patrolman was eventually able to capture the rogue rodent and load it into a patrol vehicle. The beaver was then safely relocated to a nearby body of water, the Toms River PBA said.
According to the NJ Department of Environmental Protection, the beaver is the largest rodent in North America. They're described as muscular and often exceed 60 pounds when they reach full maturity.
Once plentiful in New Jersey, by the late 1800s, beavers had almost disappeared in many counties, the DEP said. The last sites with active beaver colonies were in the Great Egg Harbor, Machesautuxen, Nescochaque, Big Timber Creek, Wading River, Sluice Creek, Toms River, Raccoon Creek and the Assunpink waterways.
Today, they have established themselves throughout most of the state, with the exception of more populated and urban areas such as Hudson and Essex counties.
