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German police 'arrest' stalker squirrel, feed it from a bottle

By Ben Hooper
This squirrel was "arrested" by German police for chasing a young a woman. He was found to be suffering from exhaustion and was fed apple slices and honey tea. Photo courtesy of North Rhine-Westphalia Police/Facebook
This squirrel was "arrested" by German police for chasing a young a woman. He was found to be suffering from exhaustion and was fed apple slices and honey tea. Photo courtesy of North Rhine-Westphalia Police/Facebook

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BOTTROP, Germany, July 16 (UPI) -- Police in Germany said a squirrel "arrested" for stalking a young woman showed signs of exhaustion and was fed apple slices and honey tea.

A video posted to the official Facebook account for North Rhine-Westphalia Police shows the squirrel being fed honey tea from a bottle after it was "arrested" in Bottrop.

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Police said a young woman called authorities Wednesday morning to report she was being stalked by a tenacious squirrel that resisted all of her attempts to evade it.

An officer brought the squirrel back to the police station, where it was determined to be showing signs of exhaustion.

Police said the squirrel will be taken to an animal rescue center once it regains its strength.

Bottrop: Eichhörnchen nach Verfolgung in Gewahrsam genommen Ein sehr ungewöhnlicher Notruf erreichte heute Morgen die Polizei in Bottrop. Ein Eichhörnchen verfolgte eine junge Frau an der Eichenstraße.Die Beamten stellten fest: das stimmt! Sie nahmen den Verfolger in Gewahrsam und brachten ihn zur Polizeiwache. Dort zeigte das Eichhörnchen erste Erschöpfungserscheinungen, denen die Beamten mit Apfelstücken und Honigtee entgegenwirkten. Frisch gestärkt soll es dann einer Auffangstation übergeben werden.----------------------#Polizei#Recklinghausen

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Posted by Polizei NRW Recklinghausen on Wednesday, July 15, 2015

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