Animal Control
Lions and tigers and bears, oh my! These bizarre animal encounters prove that you truly never know what you’ll see during a shift
While responding to a trespassing call, Officer Rogerson found a small – and very hungry – citizen in need
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“You’re the coolest dog I’ve ever known. I love you, too. … You’re a sweetheart,” the man can be heard saying before stealing a $1,300 bicycle
The dogs were confined to crates in the truck’s separate cargo area; the driver pulled over after the dogs’ barking alerted him to their distress
Video from the department shows the goats dispersed throughout the neighborhood, grazing on yards and walking in the street
The emu escaped from a sanctuary, leading officers on a pursuit through green fields and into a wooded area
As Trooper Moore was driving the dog to the shelter, the two formed a bond and she filled out adoption paperwork as soon as they arrived
Sturgeon Bay Officer Andrew Crabb was nearing the end of his overnight shift when he saw smoke at a barn; He ran across a field and found trapped cows
Deputy Jill Constant jumped into the water and held the manatee’s head above water for two hours until wildlife officials arrived to take over the rescue
“Upon arrival, deputies were able to utilize some tools and retrieve the giant nope rope and secure it,” the sheriff’s office said
The road was shut down while deputies and gator trapper Todd Hardwick wrangled the 250-pound alligator out of the way
The officers used a cruiser to help keep the bull in a confined area while they attempted to capture it
Body-worn camera shows the protective doe watching as the officer cuts the net to free the fawn
Deputies attached a rope to the back door of the vehicle; once the door was open, the bear made a swift escape
The horse was found grazing on some grass; officer Nicholas Moreno got in the saddle and rode the horse back to its owner
“Eventually, after much tom foolery, the critter was captured and removed from the freeway,” state police said
“First responders serve everyone in the county, ducks included!”
The deputy was fishing when he found the tiny dolphin swimming in circles and struggling to get above water to breathe
Two kittens were rescued from a car engine, all while Deputy L. Janezic was still changing a tire in the same parking lot for another citizen
The cattle reportedly guided officers “directly to where the suspect was hiding”
Officers used their rescue glide to get under the horse
The dog that killed Marion County Deputy Tamieka White and bit her son also attacked an Indianapolis officer before being fatally shot
“Because serving goes beyond enforcing the law ... sometimes it’s wrangling alligators and getting them safely back to their natural habitat”
“The suspects were pretty maaaadd at one another and the fight escalated into the yards of nearby residences”
You never know what you will be called to do
“Coyotes are common in NYC, but one swimming in the East River is not.”
The Easter Bunny could not be reached for comment
“OK folks we need some help captioning this one,” Brevard County Sheriff Wayne Ivey wrote of a photo of Deputy Robert Santiago holding a rope tied to the gator
Officer Michael Skinner saved the terrified chihuahua that had been treading water for over 40 minutes
The puppy shivered for hours in subzero weather until deputies located and rescued him from a snowy freeway embankment the next morning
The trooper delivered the cat to the Toledo Humane Society, where the cat was given the name “Trooper” and eventually adopted
The non-venomous snake eventually slithered away, while the dazed hawk sat in the grass near the deputy