Posted on 10/24/2008 12:17:49 PM PDT by nickcarraway
A woman was caught allegedly trying to steal a duck from a local pond, and the reason she gave police was very unusual.
Ducks seem to be disappearing at the Land Park Pond in Sacramento. Police aren't exactly sure why, but in one case, they tracked down the alleged thief and she gave them an unusual excuse.
"It's certainly not the type of call an officer gets everyday," said Sgt. Matt Young, Sacramento Police Department.
Police said someone saw a woman and her children playing at the pond. Soon after, the witness said, the woman took off with the duck.
"Our officers investigated, opened the [woman's] trunk and found the duck inside," said Sgt. Matt Young.
The woman apparently told officers the duck followed her family and they wanted to take it home to keep as a pet.
Park-goers enjoying the beautiful fall day were surprised and disappointed to hear the news.
"The ducks are here for everyone, if you start taking them, everyone will," said one park-goer.
The accused thief, Angela Chan, was cited and has to pay a fine. The city will also consider making it a misdemeanor to take an animal from a park.
Police said the duck is now back at the pond, doing just fine.
LOL
Did she also have Plum sauce?
Maybe she’s a Phillies fan.
And THAT my friends... is socialism...
Pet my a$$, this thing was headed for the wok.
They were going to name it, “Supper”.
normal people don’t keep ducks for pets, right? :P
When I was working many years ago at a university, we noticed that the geese were disappearing each week from a pond on campus. One weekend the cops noticed feathers on the ground near the shore of the pond and they followed the trail of feathers to the married housing building. Their noses lead them to the apartment of some chinese students who were cooking a goose. Yes, you might say that their goose was cooked.
They didn’t think anything was wrong with goosenapping even though it had been reported for several weeks on the radio and newspapers that the cops were on the lookout for the goosenappers. The chinese were found guilty of their fowl deeds and had to pay a hefty fine, and I think they were kicked out of the apartment the following semester by the university.
Not unless the duck is named Petunia and likes to watch tv.
Kindly remember ther was only one Petunia and she’s sadly gone to that great pond in the beyond, all that remain are just DUCKS.
There is a Mandarin Chinese restaurant a half mile from here that is superb. Classy and quiet discussion. Eat there and and you won't be hungry for a day. Drooling is allowed.
But did she say the secret word?
About 8 years ago, my ex-husband and I were driving down the road and saw an older Asian woman walking a seagull down the sidewalk by its wings. My ex-husband yelled at her to let the bird go and not to eat it (he’s not known for shyness or political correctness). She looked at us and started walking faster.
Did the duck start walking faster?
I thought Quacky Duck was also a pet.
Sounds like that duck was headed for Peking if you ask me?
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