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Drug Suspect's Pet Squirrel Attacks Officer
local6.com ^
| 8/19/05
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Posted on 08/19/2005 8:54:47 PM PDT by Slings and Arrows
A police officer in Massachusetts was treated at a hospital after a drug suspect's squirrel attacked him during an attempted arrest, according to a Local 6 News report.
"The claws are very sharp, I guess he mistook me for a tree," officer Dwayne Flowers said. "The squirrel was moving at such speed, I didn't see it and neither did my partner standing shoulder-length away from me."
Officer Dwayne Flowers said he and his partner were attempting to arrest a woman wanted on drug charges in Leominister, Mass., when her loose pet squirrel attacked.
"The claws are very sharp, I guess he mistook me for a tree," officer Flowers said. "The squirrel was moving at such speed, I didn't see it and neither did my partner standing shoulder-length away from me."
Flowers drove to a hospital after the attack while other officers captured Spanky the squirrel and arrested its owner.
After the arrest, Flowers' partner laughed at the attack.
"He had a good chuckle," Flowers said. "I tried raising him on the radio but they couldn't answer their radio call because they were too busy laughing"
Flowers injuries from the attack were considered minor.
Watch Local 6 News for more on this story.
TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Political Humor/Cartoons; US: Massachusetts
KEYWORDS: squirrel
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Must have been one of those evil pit bull squirrels.
To: Slings and Arrows; MeekOneGOP; Conspiracy Guy; DocRock; King Prout; Old Sarge; SandyInSeattle; ...
When squirrels are outlawed, only outlaws will have squirrels.
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posted on
08/19/2005 8:55:52 PM PDT
by
Slings and Arrows
("Even Tom Cruise would recommend that Cindy Sheehan take a Paxil." --PBRSTREETGANG)
To: Slings and Arrows
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posted on
08/19/2005 8:57:00 PM PDT
by
neodad
(I wish to have no connection with any ship that does not sail fast, for I intend to go in harm's way)
To: Slings and Arrows
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posted on
08/19/2005 8:57:02 PM PDT
by
glock rocks
(Let's light this candle.)
To: Slings and Arrows
Ready for the tough squirrel pix
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posted on
08/19/2005 8:57:56 PM PDT
by
armymarinemom
(My sons freed Iraqi and Afghanistan Honor Roll students.)
To: Slings and Arrows
I guess he mistook me for a tree At least she didn't have a pet beaver.
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posted on
08/19/2005 8:58:33 PM PDT
by
neodad
(I wish to have no connection with any ship that does not sail fast, for I intend to go in harm's way)
To: Slings and Arrows
Officer Flowers was fortunate to escape with only lacerations, considering what squirrels normally eat.
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posted on
08/19/2005 8:58:43 PM PDT
by
RobinOfKingston
(Mein Koran-the Islamic manifesto)
To: Slings and Arrows
No Boris and Natasha jokes yet?
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posted on
08/19/2005 9:00:50 PM PDT
by
HereInTheHeartland
(The Democrat party is the official party of the Morlocks.)
To: Slings and Arrows
"He had a good chuckle," Flowers said. "I tried raising him on the radio but they couldn't answer their radio call because they were too busy laughing" LOL.
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posted on
08/19/2005 9:00:50 PM PDT
by
concerned about politics
("A people without a heritage are easily persuaded (deceived)" - Karl Marx)
To: neodad
At least she didn't have a pet beaver. Actually, being Massachusetts, they sanction that sort of thing up there. So, she may have.
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posted on
08/19/2005 9:01:02 PM PDT
by
VeniVidiVici
(When a Jihadist dies, an angel gets its wings)
To: Slings and Arrows
Best Headline since Elderly Couple Swindled By Shifty Dwarf.
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posted on
08/19/2005 9:01:44 PM PDT
by
fat city
("The nation that controls magnetism controls the world.")
To: Slings and Arrows
"One moment he was sitting there looking rather cute,
and then he went for my throat..."
Okay, this was only poetic license, but I like it.
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posted on
08/19/2005 9:02:23 PM PDT
by
DoughtyOne
(US socialist liberalism would be dead without the help of politicians who claim to be conservative.)
To: Larry Lucido; Squantos; Eaker; Pete-R-Bilt; tubebender
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posted on
08/19/2005 9:03:08 PM PDT
by
glock rocks
(Let's light this candle.)
To: glock rocks
"It's comin' right for us!"
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posted on
08/19/2005 9:03:13 PM PDT
by
Slings and Arrows
("Even Tom Cruise would recommend that Cindy Sheehan take a Paxil." --PBRSTREETGANG)
To: Slings and Arrows
"The squirrel was moving at such speed, I didn't see it and neither did my partner standing shoulder-length away from me."Don't tell me. Let me guess. The woman was pushing speed.
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posted on
08/19/2005 9:03:16 PM PDT
by
concerned about politics
("A people without a heritage are easily persuaded (deceived)" - Karl Marx)
To: Slings and Arrows
Here's the danged one that steals all my pears, nectarines, peaches and apricots!
To: Slings and Arrows
I can just see it now....
Cops!!!
Wildlife gone bad edition in the making!
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posted on
08/19/2005 9:04:15 PM PDT
by
Americanwolf
(I cannot believe a parent would prostitute her child's memory for her own political agenda. -AW)
To: Slings and Arrows
Jimmy Carter says he knows first hand about how fierce little critters can be :-)
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posted on
08/19/2005 9:05:09 PM PDT
by
MJY1288
(Whenever a Liberal is Speaking on the Senate Floor, Al-Jazeera Breaks in and Covers it LIVE)
To: Slings and Arrows
When squirrels are outlawed, only outlaws will have squirrels. LMFAO!
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posted on
08/19/2005 9:06:16 PM PDT
by
wagglebee
("We are ready for the greatest achievements in the history of freedom." -- President Bush, 1/20/05)
To: Slings and Arrows
And his cousin...
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