Animal Control
In rural areas where a beat can cover hundreds of square miles and backup is far away, a cop’s patrol rig is a shelter, shed and toolbox
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The officer and the skunk both came away without any injuries — or odors
The hungry animal hopped in through the open driver’s side door and refused to leave
Buddy the Beefalo, a bull that’s part cow and part American bison, has been on the loose for over a month
A 5-year-old girl thanked the officers for ‘saving Christmas’ by helping Santa’s ‘reindeer’
The Franklin Police Department is asking anyone missing a ball python to give them a call
The dog became stuck after chasing a groundhog into the pipe
Captain Daniel Graves went above and beyond for a 6-year-old girl
Officers managed to snare the four-foot tall bird after it was spotted in a residential neighborhood
The horse refused to move as the flames grew higher
The officer was on his way to work when he saw heavy smoke and heard dogs barking from inside the home
A young boy was boogie-boarding in the shallows when a shark made a beeline for him
After receiving a call about a kangaroo running loose, Fort Lauderdale police officers managed to capture the roo and place him in a squad car
Officer John Kuligowski used his paddling prowess to help a pooch in distress
Officer Cory Radke found one dog sitting frozen on the couch, while firefighters found another under a bed
The disoriented cougar roamed the streets for two days until he was spotted by a police officer near Oracle Park
“A small act amid the enormity of the ongoing health crisis, perhaps, but for one mother duck and her tiny babies, it made all the difference in the world”
The video shows the seven-feet-long gator struggling as officers attempt to corral it and get it out of a suburban neighborhood
The home’s residents were not fond of the ssssssspecial surprise
A Boston police officer used an electronic mating call to help capture the escaped bird
The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department worked with an animal rescue organization to build a pen and rescue the dogs
The birds were tangled together on the ground for about an hour before two deputies separated them
Deputies on scene successfully wrangled the sea lion from the center of a road to a driveway, where it was transported back to the river
From cutting people free from flaming cars to rescuing furry friends, you never know when you’ll need a quality blade on the job
The coyote first attacked a state road worker and then bit the officer when he tried to intervene
There are some very important rules of the road when dealing with wildlife, as well as so-called domesticated animals that can suddenly turn dangerous
I thought about all of the professionalism classes where I lectured on providing citizens adequate assistance; now, it was my time to practice what I preached
Video shows him holding the alligator in his left hand, enticing it to bite his right forearm
Three snakes and a lizard were stolen from the trunk of a reptile breeder’s car
