I got an email today from my local NJ suburban township, which admittedly doesn't have a full police blotter every week. The subject line: RABID BAT ALERT
August 21, 2012: A bat that was found in Memorial Park on Monday morning August 20 was tested and found to have rabies. The bat was acting unusual in that it was hanging on the side of a tree very low to the ground. The tree is next to the blacktop walkway that runs from the Civic House to Oakview Ave, on the east side of the brook. Thanks to an alert resident who contacted us early in the morning, the bat was removed by 9:00am prior to the start of any child day camps in the park. The bat was captured and tested at the NJ State Health Dept. laboratory and found to have rabies. There is no danger to any person or pet unless they had direct contact with the bat. At this point no one has reported any contact with this bat. If you know of any person or pet that may have had contact with this bat, please call the Maplewood Health Dept., XXX-XXX-XXXX x4400.
All this for ONE BAT. Nothing worse than having a full blotter anyway.
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