Police in Nottinghamshire, England were red-faced last week after effecting a rescue of a dog trapped in a hot car -- only to find the animal was really a stuffed animal. The UK Sun reports the car's 80-year-old owner, Gordon Williams, found the back window of his parked vehicle smashed, and a handwritten note from the cops saying, "Smashed your window re concern for animal on rear seat." It seems a concerned passerby called the cops, fearing for the dog's welfare, and when officers couldn't "wake" the apparently unconscious King Charles Spaniel, they resorted to more extreme measures. The newspaper says the police force has since promised to compensate the car owner for their mistake. "I guess they felt like idiots," Mr. Williams said.
The Honda Civic has earned high marks from auto publications for years for its roominess for its size; something three men arrested in Carlsbad, New Mexico early Friday morning apparently knew well. The trio was stopped by cops for speeding, but when a police officer got closer to their vehicle, he noticed they had a passenger: a 220-pound calf sharing the backseat, reports the Carlsbad Current-Argus. Jose Coronado, 26, Gerardo Gonzalez-Balderas, 20 and Salvador Balderas-Gonzalez, 23, were arrested for larceny of livestock, conspiracy, lack of a bill of sale and exporting livestock, the paper reports. Two of the charges are felonies.
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