BARNEGAT - Two pit bulls that attacked and killed a woman's dog Sunday have been captured and their owner has been charged after allegedly giving false information to police, authorities said.

The woman was walking her leashed dog on Redwood Drive in the Pinewood Estates neighborhood when the dog was ambushed by two pit bulls who ran out from between two mobile homes, township police said at the time.

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The dogs ran from the area and remained on the loose until Wednesday afternoon when their owner surrendered them to authorities. They were captured after police received multiple tips from the public, Lt. Jeffrey Ryan said in a statement.

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Animal control officers from the Popcorn Park Zoo in Lacey took custody of the dogs about 2:30 p.m. They will be quarantined for 10 days as required by the Ocean County Health Department, Ryan said.

The owner of the dogs, Angela Greco, 60, of Barnegat, has also been arrested and charged with obstruction, tampering with or fabricating physical evidence and cited for two township ordinances involving leash requirements, Ryan said.

Police allege Greco provided "false information" to Patrolman Brett Taylor when the officer confronted her Tuesday about the dogs. She ultimately gave up the dogs to zoo officials, according to the statement.

Police said the owner of the dog who was attacked began yelling for help during the incident. Two nearby residents then tried to break up the attack by pulling the dogs apart and even tried striking them with a pipe, according to police.

Both people who tried to help suffered cuts to their arms and knee pain following scuffle. The dog who was attacked died on the way to an emergency veterarian, police said.

Officers canvassed the neighborhood for several hours following the incident, but were unable to locate the dogs and turned to the public for help.

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Andrew Goudsward covers crime and breaking news. A lifelong native of the Jersey Shore, he won a New Jersey Press Association award for best new journalist in 2018. Contact him at agoudsward@gannettnj.com, 732-897-4555 or @AGoudsward on Twitter.