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Joseph Puglia was on his way to work when he saw a vehicle hit the dog as it tried to cross the highway
Video shows officers banging on walls until the cat jumps out of a second-story window
A rookie patrol officer accidentally shot and killed a woman when he fired repeatedly at a dog that was charging at him
Deputies attempted to contain a gator that was spotted in the middle of a highway, but the animal proved to be too quick for them
Police say Detective Joseph Bucchignano removed the uninjured hawk from the booth, caged it, and released it over the Hudson River
The department announced that it will respect the turkey’s claim to the roadway
Police say the sergeant has had two bear rescues in recent weeks
Midlothian Police Officer Nicholas Barajas is now known as the ‘Turtle Whisperer’ to his colleagues
Officers previously made multiple attempts to safely corral the birds
The bird refused to leave the road until Officer David Tatom carried the hawk away
The department said the squirrel “stole a perfectly good donut,” and described the creature’s crime as “a straight-up felony”
A raccoon and her five cubs fell into a home’s living room and bit through the glove of a firefighter as they tried to remove the animals
The PD said the police cat’s official duties will include community policing, supervising the K9 unit, and of course, providing cuddles
A Texas officer responded to a call about a “vicious dog,” but instead he found a playful pit bull
Trooper D.H. Cepelnik became a temporary father to the cubs after their mother was killed crossing a highway
Police are asking local residents to be on the lookout for “Tom”
Police officials say the cat will be used for therapeutic purposes
The white horse, Guera, wasn’t hurt and was released to the man’s mother
A Virginia police officer found an unlikely occupant inside a car parked on the side of the road
The new scanner can read a unique serial number stored on a microchip to retrieve data about the pet’s owner
The dog, a female pit bull now named River the Frozen Puppy, was taken to the Halifax Humane Society where she was nursed back to health
Noah’s Ark shelter volunteer Teresa Clark has named the pup “Trooper”
The dog underwent surgery and is expected to be OK
Rolling down his vehicle’s window, Sheriff’s Cpl. Art Madden asked the animal to “please stop” and also made kissy noises, to no avail
No injuries were reported but police say it raised a few eyebrows among officers who thought they’d seen it all
Even a no-nonsense cop like Officer John McGrory can’t pass up a moment of cuteness
For the second week in a row, a fan at an Eagles playoff game has been arrested for allegedly punching a police horse
Officers and firefighters responded to a house fire on Jan. 7 when Officer Robert Wrinkler noticed a dog inside the building
Police said Taylor Hendricks walked over to a mounted officer and repeatedly punched the horse, striking the animal in the face, neck and shoulder
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