Family Continues Search for Lost Dog
'Sarge,' a rottweiler escaped from a Holiday City home in late December
The family of a dog that has been missing since late December is asking for help in locating their four-year-old rottweiler. The dog, known as Sarge, ran away from Mt. Everest Lane in Holiday City on Dec. 23, said Melissa Lopez. He hasn't been spotted since. "We are heartbroken and very, very desperate to find him," she said. Sarge was able to open a sliding glass door at the family home after spotting a cat in the nearby woods. He took off in the direction of the Ocean County Memorial Park Cemetery, Lopez said. Lopez and her family, originally from Staten Island, lost everything in Hurricane Sandy and moved to Toms River just recently. Their 160 pound dog is not familiar with the area and was a yard dog, so he may be apprehensive of …
Sue Gatto-Berchtold
11:59 am on Thursday, February 14, 2013
THERE IS NOW A $3,000 REWARD FOR INFORMATION LEADING TO THE SAFE RETURN OF SARGE. PLEASE CALL 732-585-9005 OR 732-458-7793 IF YOU KNOW ANYTHING. NO QUESTIONS ASKED. ALL INFO KEPT CONFIDENTIAL. more ›