I don't think anyone should even have pit bulls . And this guy should get some jail time . However , here's a note to utility workers , don't spray your orange paint in my white gravel , it lasts for years . Keep it on the grass and the asphalt.

Pit bulls are not dangerous animals but humans without any sense of morals who shouldn't be allowed to own any animals are the ones that should NOT be allowed to own them!!

Well said Dave. Frank your comment is ignorant - clearly the pits were not the problem in this case, but rather an ignorant owner. I have a pit and he is no more of an "attack dog" than my neighbor's Pomeranian. I'm sick of this amazing breed getting a bad rap because of idiots out there like this one in the article.

Reasonable cause for search warrant to check for drugs and/or other activities there.

What is a "pit ball"?

Gladney ave what do you expect?

It has nothing to do with the breed of dog, it could have been any breed...what the heck is wrong with people?? If you don't know what you're talking about, just keep your mouth shut...that goes for the spray paint too...they've been doing it for years...its a SAFETY ISSUE!!!! IGNORANCE...YET AGAIN!!

i'd like to see pictures and see if they are american pitbulls, or another terrior mix.

http://www.pitbullsontheweb.com/petbull/findpit.html

LMAO!!! i work for the utility company and we are to mark every area especially when the ticket calls in for entire property bc of the contractor decides to work in a different area he has marks on all areas of the property to protect himself as well as the utility owners in the surrounding area. And another thing i own 3 pit bulls and 2 of the 3 are trained service dogs. any dog can be trained to "sick and kill" so to tell someone pit bulls should not be owned its HOW they are trained they are not BORN vicious. Mine are all over 45lbs and under 70lbs and they are all lap dogs and playful as can be.

Jst so everyone knows his dogs dont even know what attack means they might lick you to death but ignorance is bliss like the ignorant worker who should of removed himself when asked

Hes not being ignorant, by law we HAVE to mark out when a ticket is called in and it is to the homeowner to call the contractor and dispute it with them. We have a ticket so we are allowed, legally, to approach and mark out the property especially when it was for repairing a curb box lol. and it is up to out tech that if the homeowner has an issue we are to give the contractors name and number to the homeowner and they can dispute it themselves.

Crimestopper Tip for TRPD: look for a guy spray-painted orange

Cops you dont even make sense you say he was standing there with his dogs and then returned with his dogs your a joke mr crown called you not the worker your pathetic stop trying to twist things so seem relavent I was there fyi

Marking out utilities are a MUST. Many years ago is MA, they didn't mark out lines. The township putting in curbs hit my uncles gas line. The house blew up. House gone, all that remained on the property was a crater. Thank Goodness nobody was killed.

Obviously this Mr. Crown needs some serious shrink intervention (and jail time)

So much to say u need a life really go get one...this page just like the media tells you what they want I live next door I witnessed the incident the utility worker was completelty out of line and the dogs were not even involved...so let your weak mind be swayed by social media

if he did nothing wrong how come he was gone when police came

Is "Junoir" french or is it supposed to read "J-U-N-I-O-R"?

Remember it's called the "media" for a reason.. can't believe everything you read.. Michael is a good guy and sometimes bad things happen to good people.. btw his dogs are wonderful and play w my child they wouldn't hurt a soul.. @booboo looks like you have some unresolved issues and probably should stay off the internet :)

Wow really people... only believe what u see n have of what u here... some yes my be true....however I personally no these dogs n they don't have a mean bone in their body.... I have had a pit for years n never hurt a soul..... so no its not the pits fault.... people do stupid shit we all have.... he might be wrong but who r we to judge anyone.... only god can do that

Now we all know where junoir lives

Pamela you may know Mike but you dont "know" him. His pitballs may be nice but hes not. So until you know your facts maybe YOU should stay off the internet You dont know the trouble this guy has caused to many people that i know and ex girlfriends. Not to mention the the arrests hes had for animal cruelty. So you can keep advocating for this WONDERFUL guy you know.

and for the stupid person that said that people shouldnt have pits is a idiot pits are lovable good with kids nd loyal dogs like any dog if u mess with the people they love they are gona be protective i have a blue nose pitnd shes part of the family

Hey boo boo or should I say jen he doesnt like you get over it he loves his dogs maube you should get off the computer and take care of the 90 cats running around the neighborhood because of you

Hey junior, if you were there and witnessed what happened, why did he run??? If the utility worker over reacted than its no big deal. Right? Besides you said it was the homeowner that called the police. Again,why did he run? This guy has a long history with the law,I don't by the bad things happen to good people defense in this case. Something's not right here,and we are not getting the whole story. People bashing the pit bull side of this story seem to be overreacting. While it may be true these dogs in question are good with people,ask the neighborhood pet owners. They refuse to walk their dogs on that portion of Gladney Ave due to those dogs. Hope the Patch stays on this one, but I doubt it.

Boo boo, your right on the money. This guy is no good.

First of all this isnt Jen. Second of all Junior, it all boils down to one thing WHY DID HE RUN FROM THE COPS WHEN THEY CAME?? Of course you dont want to answer that question. Maybe you should have stuck up for your buddy and straightened this out since you "witnessed" the whole thing. What a joke

ruff rider u figured it out lol

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Idiots i was sitting on my porch he never ran he wasnt even there after the utility worker left michael left and I would have said something to the police if they werent harassing everyone that walked by I dont need to be aggravated too

Since my comments were deleted Im gonna clean them up a bit. Junior it makes no sense that the homeowner, Michael Crown aka Junior, was the one who called the cops and yet he is the one who took off when them cops came.

I think Junior is the homeowner defending himself

Ok..jr..
why would a utility worker that has never met Michael nor ever been to that house.
That was dispatched to his residence for a job, make up this story...
Stop with your banter.. the TR police are not going to issue a agg assult warrant just because someone told them a "story".. they obviously have evidence and statements of witnesses that was enough to charge him..if not dont you think the news would say..wanted for questioning?!!

I see a lot of " Battle of The Jaywalking Stars" in these comments. Really, whatever happened to the Queen's English??

Looks to me like Michael has narcotic and burglary charges. someone did say he was a good guy right?
Narcotics is one thing, but burglaries dont usually happen by good guys.....

I understand that Utility Workers are allowed to mark the property when work is to be done, but twice we have come home to VERIZON FLAGS and orange spray on our lawn. We don't use Verizon nor did we ask for any work to be done. When I called VERIZON they said they had no record of any work ordered and could give us no answer as to why the flags and spray were used. I telephoned the police who told me "Utility Workers are allowed...." Yes, I understand but VERIZON? What kind of work are they being allowed to do??? And, I'm not supposed to be notified about anything even though the the markings and flags came right to the house?? My conversation with the policeman was polite but non-informative. I took down the flags and washed the paint away. None of my neighbors properties have been marked this way and my cable company, Comcast, says they don't know anything. I feel very uncomfortable for unknown people doing unknown work coming onto my property without notifying me as to what is being done. Am I wrong?

just cause you have "verizon, or JCPL, Comcast, NJNG...ect" flags dosent mean they are doing work... those flags just help identify where that specific utility is located underground... any work that requires digging must be marked out by nj law. .....the town could of been replacing a sign post in your front yard and called for a markout.
i dont understand why some people get upset that a markout was done on there lawn... why be nervous or angry about a utility worker, with an orange vest, equiptment in hand and truck(s) clearly labled (JCPL< COMCAST<VERIZON<NJNG...ect) parked infront of where they are working!??!
do u have something to hide, are you on drugs, paranoid !?
bottom line...they have a job to do, they are sent to a location to perform a job thats required by law, for not only the safety of the workers but also YOUR safety...
STOP CRYING and B**ching about these men and women doing there jobs, and start paying attn to crazy people with bats and attack dogs!!!!!!!

To shoreff73:

I have since found out that, despite my canceling Verizon FIOS, they failed to notify all parties. I have Comcast and did not want Verizon interfering with the service I already have and decided to keep. Mission Accomplished through numerous phone calls to find out which contractor/utility was called by Verizon. As an aside: pls note that It's not paranoia to take an interest in your property and what's being done in your community. If you believe there are "crazy people with bats and attack dogs" out there, you are not only paranoid but you should agree that a knock on your door by a utility worker to advise you would take away that worry. You have a lot of anger in you.

From the article:
"He ordered the utility worker off his property then returned shortly with a stick and two pitbulls that he ordered to sick him and kill him," he said.

Not to nitpick (okay, I'm nitpicking), but the word is "sic", meaning to order an attack, not "sick".