Safety report vs. Reality

May 05, 2009 13:04


What the safety report said: An injured raccoon was reported to DPS after it acted aggressively toward people.  DPS was advised by maintenance not to interfere with the animal and cleared the area.

What I saw with my own eyes: 4 officers surrounding a section with several large bushes that are clumped together.  One has a flashlight, one has a pole with a wire hoop on the end to catch the animal.
Officer with flashlight: "THERE IT IS!!"
All other officers start running around the bushes to try to surround the animal (so not successful)
Officer with flashlight: "I lost it, I don't know where it is"
All other officers put there heads down and sort of creep around the bushes trying to look for the animal...
The same thing occurred several times over the course of the 10 minutes or so that I was waiting for the bus... at least I wan't bored waiting for the bus!
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