Police: No evidence panther is loose in Mays Landing, animal may have been dog

Police say they were alerted to numerous social media posts regarding a large coyote or feline in the woods of Mays Landing.

Matt Trapani

Apr 7, 2023, 8:33 PM

Updated 628 days ago

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The Township of Hamilton Police Department says that there is no evidence that a black panther is loose in the Mays Landing section of town.
Police say they were alerted to numerous social media posts regarding a large coyote or feline in the woods.
“After a brief search, officers located a large black dog, which belonged to a local resident,” police wrote in a statement.
They say that the social media posts seemed to have originated with one call or post and that there is no danger to the community.