Crime & Safety
Man Threatened Animal Shelter Employee With Knife: Union PD
The Union Township Animal Shelter employee, who feared for her safety, was able to lock herself inside the shelter, police said.
UNION, NJ — Union Township Police are searching for a man wanted for threatening an animal shelter employee with a knife on Thursday.
On March 28 at 9 a.m. a man went to the Union Township Animal Shelter at 980 Jefferson Ave., began making threatening comments to the female employee and showed a knife, police said.
The employee, "who feared for her safety," was able to lock herself inside the shelter, police said.
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The man then left the shelter and is believed to have run away into the wooded county property behind the animal shelter, police said.
The man is described as about 5 feet 10 inches tall.
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Anyone who may recognize this man in the sketch is asked to contact Union Township Police through private Facebook message, calling headquarters at 908-851-5000 or contact lead Detective Dominic Nuzzo at 908-851-5030 or DNuzzo@uniontownship.com.
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