Crime & Safety
Coyote Spotted in Pleasantville Neighborhood
Residents reported a coyote walking down Washington Avenue toward the business district Sunday night.
A coyote was spotted in a Pleasantville neighborhood Sunday night, police confirmed to Patch.
After a local told Patch the animal was spotted on a Washington Avenue sidewalk near Virginia Road/Edgewood Avenue, police said an officer also saw the coyote in the area.
Police were unable to catch the animal, which seen by an officer at about 8:30 p.m. after three reports came in.
According to the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, there could be between 20,000 and 30,000 coyotes in the state during the summertime.
A post on Active.com by Lynda Ackert says not to feed coyotes and to keep pets indoors if you think there's a coyote in the neighborhood.
"Do not allow a coyote to get in between you and your pet or child—keep children close to you," she suggests.
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