Tag: Wildlife Encounters: Page 7

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Video: Denver Officer's Pic with Bear Cub Goes Viral

Denver Police snapped a picture of Officer Swanson and posted it on Twitter with the caption, "There's nothing like a bear hug to kick off a Tuesday!"

August 27, 2015

Patrol

Video: Milwaukee Police Hunt for Lion

Milwaukee police and the Department of Natural Resources responded to the area, but no animal was located. Police did maintain a presence overnight though.

July 26, 2015

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Video: Oregon Officers Baby-Sit Bear Cub

On Monday night around 8:30 p.m., a man showed up at the police department with the cub, said Myrtle Creek Police Chief Don Brown.

May 21, 2014

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Ore. Police Respond to 'Massive Freaking' Spider

A teenage girl told a dispatcher that the baseball-sized spider was likely a tarantula and was sitting on the back of her couch. "I've never seen a spider this big," she said.

September 2, 2013

Patrol

Fla. Officer Saves 100 Sea Turtle Hatchlings

Officer Derek Conley was on patrol at 1 a.m. Saturday when he stopped at the Lido Beach Resort. As he was leaving, he saw the hatchlings crawling toward the front door.

August 7, 2013

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N.H. Officer Captures Alligator

A Newmarket (N.H.) Police officer captured a rogue alligator Friday, after a resident reported the reptile climbing up the banks of the Lamprey River.

July 9, 2013

Training

3 Officers Taken Off Street After Dog Shooting

Three Hawthorne (Calif.) Police officers appearing in a video in which one shoots and kills a dog as they arrested its owner were pulled from street duty on Wednesday following numerous death threats against them and their families, police said.

July 4, 2013

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Video: Calif. Officer Shoots Lunging Dog

A Hawthorne (Calif.) Police officer shot and killed a man's Rottweiler after the dog lunged at a fellow officer who was arresting his master. The graphic incident was filmed by onlookers and posted to YouTube.

July 1, 2013

Training

Ala. Handler Forced to Kill K-9 Who Attacked Him

A Hanceville (Ala.) Police K-9 handler shot and killed his canine companion late last month after the dog attacked him and began biting his head.

June 30, 2013

Patrol

Video: Monkey Bites Texas Cop

A trained monkey pounced on the hand of an Aransas Pass (Texas) Police officer as he moved to get a signature from a traffic violator at a Wednesday traffic stop.

June 20, 2013

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Fla. Cop Shoots, Kills 10-Foot Gator

A Daytona Beach (Fla.) Police officer shot and killed an aggressive alligator in a retention pond, after children began throwing things at it and poking it with sticks.

June 10, 2013

Patrol

Fla. Deputies TASER Escaped Llama

Leon County (Fla.) Sheriff's deputies used a TASER to subdue an adventurous llama Saturday morning after the large animal escaped his Tallahassee plantation.

June 2, 2013