Monday, April 04, 2005
Brooklyn Man stirs up NYPD Emergency Service Unit over possum
Approximately 11:00 p.m. a man was jogging along a street in the Flatbush section of Brooklyn when he spotted in the corner of his eye what seemed to be a large animal. The man unsure of what type of animal this was and whether it would be safe to just let it roam the streets at night, he called police to report the vagabond animal. After about five minutes two rookie Police Officers showed up at the scene and called in the situation to the dispatcher. Only a few minutes later the street was swarming with police officers and the Emergency Service Unit, which is intended for serious situations. The highly trained tactical police officers jumped out of their trucks and asked where the large crowd was. As it turns out the police dispatcher mistakenly asked for 'crowd control' instead of 'animal control'. After a couple of minutes the loose possum was successfully apprehended and was set in a cage provided by the 70th precinct. The two rookie police officers whom had responded first to the call were given the duty of transporting the secured possum to an animal shelter up in the Bronx. The two officers turned to the man who had called in the possum and gleefully exclaimed, "Thanks for the overtime, man!" Once again, New York City's taxpayers' money well spent.
Approximately 11:00 p.m. a man was jogging along a street in the Flatbush section of Brooklyn when he spotted in the corner of his eye what seemed to be a large animal. The man unsure of what type of animal this was and whether it would be safe to just let it roam the streets at night, he called police to report the vagabond animal. After about five minutes two rookie Police Officers showed up at the scene and called in the situation to the dispatcher. Only a few minutes later the street was swarming with police officers and the Emergency Service Unit, which is intended for serious situations. The highly trained tactical police officers jumped out of their trucks and asked where the large crowd was. As it turns out the police dispatcher mistakenly asked for 'crowd control' instead of 'animal control'. After a couple of minutes the loose possum was successfully apprehended and was set in a cage provided by the 70th precinct. The two rookie police officers whom had responded first to the call were given the duty of transporting the secured possum to an animal shelter up in the Bronx. The two officers turned to the man who had called in the possum and gleefully exclaimed, "Thanks for the overtime, man!" Once again, New York City's taxpayers' money well spent.
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