Stuffed Animal Shot by Police

With increasing accounts of ABC’s (alien big cats) one can’t blame the police for erring on the side of caution, especially near a park where prey, err, children play.

An example of a stuffed cougar, not necessarily the one that was shot.

Police use Taser on fake cougar
UPI.com  |  May 18, 2009

WARREN, Mich., May 18 (UPI) — Police in Michigan responding to a report of a cougar on the loose said they ended up shooting a large toy cat with a Taser stun gun.

Warren police said the 911 caller said a “huge” animal resembling “a 150-pound cat” was spotted in an old cement drainpipe in Bates Park and 10 officers were sent to the scene, WDIV-TV, Detroit, reported Monday.

The officers saw the outline of the animal in the pipe and shot it with the Taser — only to discover it was a large toy cougar.

Police Commissioner William Dwyer said investigators believe the incident, which cost the department $1,000 in wasted police hours from responding to the scene and filling out paperwork, was a prank.

Dwyer said the prankster could face 90 days probation and fines equivalent to the wasted police money if caught.