Drug Suspect's Pet Squirrel Attacks Officer
Officer: 'The Claws Are Very Sharp'
POSTED: Friday, August 19, 2005
UPDATED: 10:57 pm EDT August 19,
2005
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.
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.
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"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.
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SLIDESHOW: Officer Attacked By Squirrel IMAGES: More strange images on Local6.com NEW MOST POPULAR: Exhibit Of Corpses Opens "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.
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