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Wild boar subdued after charging patron at Morgan Co. gas station
AL.com ^ | 7-23-2018 | Anna Beahm

Posted on 07/23/2018 8:30:04 PM PDT by boycott

A wild boar was ultimately subdued after it tried to attack a customer at a gas station in Priceville early Monday morning, Priceville police said.

Decatur officers initially responded to a report of a wild boar charging a patron at the Chevron gas station on Point Mallard Parkway Southeast around 3 a.m., police said. The Chevron station is within the Decatur police jurisdiction. The animal then ran to the Mapco gas station and into Priceville police jurisdiction.

Officers spent about 30 minutes chasing the animal through a field near the Comfort Inn, and across Highway 67, police said. Officers eventually blocked traffic in attempt to safely catch the animal. However, a Priceville officer fatally shot the animal to "keep it from causing any more damage," police said.

"It was an aggressive, wild boar," Priceville Acting Chief Rick Williams told AL.com. Officers said the wild boar weighed nearly 350 pounds. Animal control officials had to use a backhoe to remove it from the scene.

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KEYWORDS: alabama; chat; localnews; priceville; shot; wildboar; wildlife
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I wouldn't want a wild boar charging after me.
1 posted on 07/23/2018 8:30:04 PM PDT by boycott
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To: boycott

Was the Boar parked in a Handicap Space?


2 posted on 07/23/2018 8:30:58 PM PDT by Kickass Conservative (The way Liberals carry on about Deportation, you would think "Mexico" was Spanish for "Auschwitz".)
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was the boar overcharging?


3 posted on 07/23/2018 8:31:17 PM PDT by RitchieAprile
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BACON!


4 posted on 07/23/2018 8:31:38 PM PDT by Kickass Conservative (The way Liberals carry on about Deportation, you would think "Mexico" was Spanish for "Auschwitz".)
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To: boycott

Did Decatur officers pursue the boar outside of their jurisdiction?


5 posted on 07/23/2018 8:31:50 PM PDT by TexasGator (Z1)
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To: boycott

But BLM.


6 posted on 07/23/2018 8:32:07 PM PDT by blackdog
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To: boycott

They have been known to maul men to death.


7 posted on 07/23/2018 8:32:13 PM PDT by txrefugee
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was the boar overcharging?


If it’s after me, it’s overcharging.


8 posted on 07/23/2018 8:33:19 PM PDT by boycott
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The police did seem concerned about jurisdiction. This hog just entered the wrong jurisdiction.


9 posted on 07/23/2018 8:34:33 PM PDT by boycott
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To: boycott

Subdued? More like shot and killed. Wordsmithers are a cancer.


10 posted on 07/23/2018 8:34:43 PM PDT by blackdog
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They have been known to mall men to death.

You obviously know my wife.

11 posted on 07/23/2018 8:36:25 PM PDT by blackdog
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I thought it said wild bore and wondered what has Hillary done now.


12 posted on 07/23/2018 8:36:46 PM PDT by Lurkina.n.Learnin (Wisdom and education are different things. Don't confuse them.)
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To: boycott

What did the patron do to offend Rosie?


13 posted on 07/23/2018 8:37:20 PM PDT by LostInBayport (When there are more people riding in the cart than there are pulling it, the cart stops moving...)
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Was it Hogg?

(He's wildly boring.)


       

14 posted on 07/23/2018 8:39:18 PM PDT by Songcraft
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They’re great truffle hunters.


15 posted on 07/23/2018 8:39:41 PM PDT by daler
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To: Lurkina.n.Learnin

If Hillary had won I would have wanted to boar a hole in my head.


16 posted on 07/23/2018 8:40:37 PM PDT by jdsteel (Americans are Dreamers too!!!)
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Headline: Wild boar subdued after charging patron at Morgan Co. gas station

If only he had paid cash instead of charging, he may have had a happier end.

17 posted on 07/23/2018 8:41:53 PM PDT by fidelis (Zonie and USAF Cold Warrior)
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How does one stop a wild boar from charging?

Take away his credit card.

Rimshot.

L


18 posted on 07/23/2018 8:42:32 PM PDT by Lurker (President Trump isn't our last chance. President Trump is THEIR last chance.)
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Did anyone mention ccw helps even if the agressor is a wild hog. Can’t believe the New York Times didn’t report a pig shoots a boar. Hurray for the officer.


19 posted on 07/23/2018 8:47:01 PM PDT by Equine1952 (Get yourself a ticket on a common mans train of thought.)
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To: boycott

Roast boar is good eats


20 posted on 07/23/2018 8:49:01 PM PDT by Nifster (I see puppy dogs in the clouds)
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