German police puts aggressive squirrel 'behind bars'

[n2doc]

Berlin: In a bizarre incident, an aggressive squirrel was 'arrested' by police in Germany after a woman complained that the rodent was following her around.

Police received an unusual emergency call on Wednesday from a young woman in Bottrop in North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW), complaining that while walking down the street in the west German city, she found herself being chased by the squirrel.

Unable to shake the animal off, she eventually called the police for help and an officer was quick to come to her aid. After capturing the rodent, officers brought it back to the station, where it was discovered that the animal was showing symptoms of exhaustion, The Local reported.

The squirrel had been 'arrested' and taken into custody, police said in a press release.

Police in North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) published a video on their Facebook page on Wednesday, showing an officer at the station feeding honey the little squirrel.
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http://www.firstpost.com/world/too-hot-to-handle-german-police-puts-aggressive-squirrel-behind-bars-2345648.html

[DFW]

1. She probably stole its favorite acorn

The squirrel doesn't seem to be making much of an effort to escape its "confinement," and the bars it is supposed to be behind don't appear to be much in use, either.