Report of an injured otter at the roadside turned out to be the fake fur collar from a coat pic.twitter.com/fQxkAr4fJa
— Newport (Shrop) SNTs (@NewportCops) February 18, 2016
Police in Newport, Shropshire, UK. were called out on a report of an injured otter on the side of the road. When they got to the specified location, they found the “otter” was a fake fur collar that had become detached from a coat. But that wasn’t the end of it. Police officers duly Tweeted the incident and then decided to have some fun with it. They named the collar “Ollie” and took a picture of him riding in a police vehicle.
Thank you to everyone for their concerns .. Ollie the Faux Otter is safely in our van recovering from his ordeal pic.twitter.com/HByvaj6J8w
— Newport (Shrop) SNTs (@NewportCops) February 18, 2016
Later, we see that Ollie has settled in well at his new home at the police station. He’s checking out the publicity he’s generated.
#OllieTheOtter Update:
— Newport (Shrop) SNTs (@NewportCops) February 18, 2016
Currently feeling much better & reading everyone's kind messages on Twitter pic.twitter.com/mFLB7k7nKZ
A good time was had by all. -via Arbroath