VIDEO: Police post 'training video' of officers fighting to keep squirrel out of building

Monday, January 7, 2019
McHENRY,Ill. -- Suburban McHenry Police in Illinois had an unusual intruder in their station last week.

The department posted a video to Facebook of officers trying to keep a squirrel from getting past the vestibule.
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Officers jokingly called it a "training video" and said it was a test of officers' ability to handle disorderly subjects.

"In 2019 we're upping our training game," department representatives said in the post. "This video is a test of our officer's ability to handle disorderly subjects who come in to the police department. We were inspired by Rocky chasing a chicken, because 'if you can catch a chicken, you can catch greased lightning!' - right? 'If you can handle a squirrel, you can handle, well, we don't know, that's why we're training!'"
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The post also said the squirrel was not injured and made it out of the department, but "our officers, on the other hand, they are seeking counseling."

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