Coyote Was On Bergen County School Property, Police Report

Authorities reported Wednesday afternoon that a coyote was on the Norwood Public School property. Norwood police officers responded to the scene.

Police could not be reached for comment and did not provide any updates as to where the coyote went after it was spotted.

This is the latest in a series of coyote sightings throughout Norwood and the northern part of Bergen County this week.

Paramus, Ridgewood, and Harrington Park residents reported seeing coyotes Tuesday morning, NorthJersey.com reported, and there was a reported sighting in Midland Park Wednesday.

Englewood residents reported hearing the coyotes howling at night, the website reported. Multiple coyote sightings kept Englewood Cliffs students inside their school.

Norwood police have confirmed that the coyote that attacked and bit a man walking his dog over the weekend has tested positive for rabies. That animal was later found and euthanized.

A Norwood woman also had a run in with one on Sunday. It ran off when her husband made loud noises.

Another man was attacked at his Saddle River home April 6 while working in his yard. That same coyote, according to reports, also attacked a neighbor’s dog.