I'll be baack!
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.
Why wood a squirrel attack a woman?? I thought they went for the nuts.
I picked up a squirrel that happened to be standing on my foot, and I was wearing leather gloves because I know they have teeth, but that thing started squirming four different directions at once. I finally became concerned that I would injure the poor thing before he gave up, so I let him go. They are strong, surprisingly so. He ran off about eight feet and then started barking at me. But, he never stood on my foot again.
Carl: "Uh, hello Mr. Gopher. Yeah, it's me, Mr. Squirrel. Yeah, hi, just a harmless squirrel, not a plastic explosive or anything, nothing to be worried about. Yeah, I'm just here to make your last hours on earth as peaceful as possible. Yes, don't mind this, this is doctor's orders and so forth."
http://www.bushwood.net/shack/cadshk20.wav
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.