Millburn Man Gets Maced While Walking Dog: Police

MILLBURN, NJ — A Millburn resident reported that two men sprayed him with mace while he was walking his dog near the intersection of Berkeley and Myrtle earlier this month, authorities say.

According to the Millburn Police Department, the Berkeley Road resident told officers that the attack took place around 10:45 p.m. on April 10 as he was walking his dog, when two men approached him and one asked for a dollar.

When the Millburn man told them he didn’t have any money, one of them allegedly sprayed him in the face with mace. His attackers then fled the scene on foot, the man told police.

The victim declined medical treatment, police said.

Millburn police are conducting an investigation into the incident, authorities said.

MILLBURN LATE NIGHT DOG WALKERS BEWARE

The April 10 incident isn’t the only recent alleged incident of violence to befall a late night Millburn dog walker in recent history. In November of 2016, a Millburn man reported that two men robbed him at gunpoint as he walked his dog down Millburn Avenue.

According to the Millburn Police Department, the victim told police that the two male suspects – one wielding a dark-colored handgun - approached him on foot around 9:20 p.m. near Millburn Avenue and Blaine Street.

The suspect with the gun allegedly demanded that the man hand over his wallet. Once the victim gave the men his wallet, they fled in a white vehicle, police said.

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