A fox borough police killed last week was not rabid, according to borough police.
Police Detective/Sgt. Michael Bochniak confirmed the fox's status. Its remains had been tested for rabies at a state lab in Trenton last week.
The fox was killed on Red Road between Hillside Avenue and Fairmount Avenue on last Monday morning.
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At the time, Bochniak said the fox had been chewing on itself and had generally been acting in an odd manner.
The killing came after animal control officials and police twice observed a fox acting strangely on Jan. 14. That fox was spotted on River Road by the New Jersey Transit overpass and by Fairmount Cemetery.
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That fox was not captured by police.
A fox that bit two people in the borough on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day was shot by borough police on Christmas Day. Tests showed that it had rabies.
If people see animals exhibiting strange behavior, police said, they should report the matter to borough police at 973-635-8000.
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