A parole officer shot at a pit bull after it allegedly charged at her.
Police responded to a report of shots fired on the 1800 block of Clinton Street this morning at 7:12 a.m.
Responding officers spoke to a 32-year-old woman who identified herself as a State Parole Officer.
She told police that after finishing a check on a parolee at a nearby house, she was walking back to her car when a tan pit bull came running at her from the rear yard of the house.
The officer believed that the dog was aggressively going to attack her and she drew her service weapon and fired a round at the dog which hit the ground.
The dog, who was not injured, then turned and ran back into the yard.
Officers spoke to the dog owner, Cornel Alston, 72, who told them the dog had been secured in the yard.
The owner of the dog was issued a summons for a municipal ordinance violation for not having a dog license.
Linden detectives responded to the scene to conduct an investigation.