Crime & Safety
Massachusetts Man Reports Squirrel Attack
Now there's something you don't hear every day.
A Swampscott man found himself in an unusual situation Tuesday night and called police for help when a local squirrel went on the offensive.
As detailed in tonight's police log, at 7:55 p.m., a Magnolia Road man called police to report that he needed "help right away, a squirrel is attacking him."
The man told police he was stuck outside and trying to fend off the angry rodent with a broom.
The dispatcher reportedly advised the man to get inside if he could do so safely.
The local animal control officer was notified and the squirrel was later trapped in a box at a nearby house.
No word on who was brave enough to open it.
Have you ever heard of a squirrel attacking someone?
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