Cops close motorway to save kitten!

**Beemer** · 17th January 2007, 17:02

This was on Stuff today - so cute! The kitten looks a lot like our Shelby.

http://www.stuff.co.nz/3931592a10.html

Police temporarily cordoned off Hugh Watt Drive in Mangere this morning to rescue a kitten from the busy road.

A member of the public alerted police northern communications centre to the plight of the kitten.

Two motorway patrol officers were sent on motorcycles to rescue the kitten.

After a communications centre dispatcher expressed interest in keeping it, one of the officers put the kitten inside his uniform jacket and delivered it.

Staff have christened it Lucky and it came through its ordeal unscathed.

**crashe** · 17th January 2007, 17:05

Originally Posted by police comms

NZ Police CommCens Alert 11:00 17-01-2007 Counties Manukau

Location of incident: Hugh Watt Drive, Mangere

Incident Type: "Lucky" escape for kitten rescued by motorway patrol

Hugh Watt Drive was temporarily cordoned off today so NZ Police Motorway Patrol Officers could rescue a kitten that found itself in the middle of the busy road, much to the alarm of passing motorists.

A member of the public called the Police Northern Communications centre to alert police to the plight of the kitten, followed by a call from the SPCA who wanted to send a staff member onto the motorway to retrieve the kitten.

North Comms dispatched two officers on police motorbikes who went to the rescue of the kitten.

After a North Comms dispatcher expressed interest in keeping it, one of the officers put the kitten inside his uniform jacket and delivered it to the North Comms staff member.

Despite its ordeal, the kitten is in great spirits, and staff have christened it with the new name "Lucky".

For more information contact

Issued by: Communications Manager Leanne Frisbie

**yungatart** · 17th January 2007, 17:07

Ohh, how cute!

I wonder what crime was left unattended so they could do that...

**rwh** · 17th January 2007, 17:26

Originally Posted by yungatart

Ohh, how cute!

I wonder what crime was left unattended so they could do that...

Being highway patrol, probably just ticketing - good news all round

Richard

**JimO** · 17th January 2007, 17:35

perhaps they could catch a few crims while they are at it

**98tls** · 17th January 2007, 17:43

nice.........heard it on the news.No doubt this thread will bring all the cop bashers out........maybe if we throw a stick they will all fuck off.......good on the cops.......awsome......better off devoting time to a kitten than 1/2 the dip-shits they would have been dealing with anyway.

**The Pastor** · 17th January 2007, 17:56

MMMM cat burgers

**Drum** · 17th January 2007, 17:58

What happened to natural selection?

**mitchilin** · 17th January 2007, 18:03

The womenfolk love it.And you have to grab job satisfaction where you can get it

**98tls** · 17th January 2007, 18:26

Originally Posted by Drum

What happened to natural selection?

Ended when you slipped through the process..............

J/K

**Colapop** · 17th January 2007, 18:37

Great another feral cat! Big deal, got rescued. Not cop bashing but bloody useless pet owner bashing. There wouldn't be half the problems we've got with stray animals if people got their f*cking mongrel pets spade or nuetered. I've dealt with stock losses, animal attacks (even cats) and pet being dumped. Most of which can be avoided by having their mongrel pets nuetered.

**Swoop** · 17th January 2007, 18:41

Originally Posted by Colapop

...if people got their f*cking mongrel pets spade or nuetered.

An interesting freudian slip???

**98tls** · 17th January 2007, 18:45

Originally Posted by Colapop

Great another feral cat! Big deal, got rescued. Not cop bashing but bloody useless pet owner bashing. There wouldn't be half the problems we've got with stray animals if people got their f*cking mongrel pets spade or nuetered. I've dealt with stock losses, animal attacks (even cats) and pet being dumped. Most of which can be avoided by having their mongrel pets nuetered.

Agreed.............in a perfect world if you want a pet you get it........its gets nicked and chipped...........3rd time its picked up wandering you lose it......but no to easy....instead we have to pay millons for spca refuge and suffer through millons of $ worth of advertising/warnings from said Spca........mind you goes without saying i guess........we live in a country were the more kids you have the more money you get but people still deplore unemployment...........nuts.................