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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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”
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“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
The arm was recovered on a street near an abandoned house in the woods, but a head hasn’t been located
Magic is part of an equine therapy group called Gentle Carousel, which organizes visits for veterans and first responders experiencing traumatic events
“A day in the life of a SLCSO Ag Deputy is never routine,” the sheriff’s office said
The pursuit ended with the DUI suspect in custody and the horse getting lots of love from the cops
While police removed a 4-foot boa from an North Carolina home, Florida officers relocated a poisonous rattlesnake hiding on a resident’s property
According to the department, the horse was “very thankful” to its rescuers and was returned to its owners, who say she is doing well
Officers in Valdez, Alaska, are no strangers to wildlife calls, but usually the subjects are moose and bears
The deputy was on patrol when he discovered the kitten, placing her inside his vehicle as weather conditions began to deteriorate
“That poor turkey though, oh, I feel so bad for it. I feel so bad for it. It’s probably hurt,” the homeowner said in the video
The deputy had fired his gun to try to stop the pit bull from attacking a fellow officer
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