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Man Accused of Tossing Kittens From Car (Cop)
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| 5-23-06
| Associated Press
Posted on 05/22/2005 9:11:25 PM PDT by Dan from Michigan
HURON, Ohio - A part-time police officer has been accused of throwing two kittens out of a car while driving at 70 mph.
Derik Wilhelm, 26, is charged with two counts of animal cruelty and two counts of abandoning animals. The charges are misdemeanors that carry up to 90 days in jail.
Wilhelm is an officer in the village of Castalia, about 50 miles east of Toledo, and a ranger for Erie MetroParks.
A man called the Erie County Sheriff's Office around noon Tuesday to report seeing a driver in front of him throw two kittens out a window. The caller estimated the vehicle was doing 70 mph on state Route 2.
The caller reached dispatchers again about 30 minutes later to report seeing the man toss another kitten, this time on a street in Lorain. Police there stopped Wilhelm's car, according to the sheriff's office.
Authorities couldn't find any kittens at the first location, sheriff's Capt. Paul Sigsworth said. They found one kitten in Lorain and treated it for minor injuries.
Messages seeking comment were left on Friday for Wilhelm at both agencies and with relatives.
Jim Lang, chief of operations for the parks district, said Wilhelm denied the allegations.
"The only thing he says is it's not true, it didn't happen," Lang said.
Wilhelm is due in Huron Municipal Court next week.
TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: Ohio
KEYWORDS: castalia; donutwatch; kittens
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IF True, nail him, and take his badge away.
To: Dan from Michigan
What is it with cops and house pets?
To: Dan from Michigan
What an ass. There are many people who will gladly adopt kittens.
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posted on
05/22/2005 9:15:04 PM PDT
by
South40
(Amnesty for ILLEGALS is a slap in the face to the USBP!)
To: Dan from Michigan
How cruel! If it is true, this guy should be toast. What, he couldn't take them to the animal shelter and have them either adopted or euthanized more humanely?
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posted on
05/22/2005 9:16:55 PM PDT
by
Theresawithanh
(I never sweat the petty things, and I never pet the sweaty things.)
To: Dan from Michigan
"IF True, nail him, and take his badge away."I'm not very fond of cats but to do something like that is beyond the pale.
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posted on
05/22/2005 9:19:40 PM PDT
by
blackbart.223
(I live in Northern Nevada. Reid doesn't represent me.)
To: South40
90 days?
Just have someone toss him from a car going 70 MPH.
Now THAT would be justice.
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posted on
05/22/2005 9:27:18 PM PDT
by
Mears
(Keep the government out of my face!)
To: Theresawithanh
Let he among you who has not thrown kitties from speeding cars cast the first stone...
To: MeanFreePath
Let he among you who has not thrown kitties from speeding cars cast the first stone... FINALLY I get to throw a rock at someone!!
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posted on
05/22/2005 9:38:01 PM PDT
by
wizardoz
(Just because you're paranoid doesn't mean they AREN'T out to get you.)
To: Dan from Michigan
Toss that basturd out a window traveling 70 MPH. Alternatively let the Viking Kitties at em. I HATE scum like this. More than rabid liberals even, and THAT'S saying something.
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posted on
05/22/2005 9:42:02 PM PDT
by
Danae
( Anál nathrach, orth' bháis's bethad, do chél dénmha)
To: Dan from Michigan
What is it with people abusing so many animals? National sickness?
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posted on
05/22/2005 9:45:13 PM PDT
by
Lockbar
(March toward the sound of the guns.)
To: Dan from Michigan
I hope they throw him in jail, if he's guilty. Anyone who can do such an inhumane thing deserves to go to jail. I've got 2 kitties and they're such precious little babies. If the jerk didn't want them, he should have taken them to the humane society and let them find a home for them. That's where I got mine.
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posted on
05/22/2005 9:47:40 PM PDT
by
NRA2BFree
(Under Construction.)
To: MeanFreePath
Well I did hear once from a girlfriend of my best friend's sister that she saw this ragtop convertible going across a bridge once with a cat on top, stuck by it's claws, looking as scared as heck, does that count?
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posted on
05/22/2005 9:52:07 PM PDT
by
Theresawithanh
(I never sweat the petty things, and I never pet the sweaty things.)
To: Lockbar
What is it with people abusing so many animals? National sickness? Wait until around the middle of August and you'll think that a shark never attacked a human being until this year.
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posted on
05/22/2005 9:53:13 PM PDT
by
Mr Ramsbotham
(Laws against sodomy are honored in the breech.)
To: Dan from Michigan
The dude needs to be watched carefully for the rest of his life
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posted on
05/22/2005 9:56:50 PM PDT
by
MilspecRob
(Most people don't act stupid, they really are.)
To: Dan from Michigan
"Authorities couldn't find any kittens at the first location, sheriff's Capt. Paul Sigsworth said. They found one kitten in Lorain and treated it for minor injuries. "
Sounds like someone got a ticket and wanted to ruin this man.
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posted on
05/22/2005 9:56:58 PM PDT
by
HuntsvilleTxVeteran
("In any compromise between good and evil, it is only evil that can profit." AYN RAND)
To: Dan from Michigan
How in the world did this guy pass the psychological test for the PD?
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posted on
05/22/2005 9:58:40 PM PDT
by
kstewskis
("Lord, let me not be deceived..." ks)
To: MeanFreePath
"Let he among you who has not thrown kitties from speeding cars cast the first stone..."
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posted on
05/22/2005 10:02:51 PM PDT
by
Spktyr
(Overwhelmingly superior firepower and the willingness to use it is the only proven peace solution.)
To: MilspecRob
The dude needs to be watched carefully for the rest of his life. D**n right..
That's how Jeffrey Dahmer started..
Torturing animals..
This guy needs serious psychological evaluation..
And needs to be watched.. long and hard..
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posted on
05/22/2005 10:10:03 PM PDT
by
Drammach
(Freedom; not just a job, it's an adventure..)
To: HuntsvilleTxVeteran
Sounds like someone got a ticket and wanted to ruin this man. That was my first thought as well.
If he did this, he deserves to be castrated with a butter knife - but the prosecutor is going to have a hellofa time proving the charges.
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posted on
05/22/2005 10:12:19 PM PDT
by
clee1
(We use 43 muscles to frown, 17 to smile, and 2 to pull a trigger. I'm lazy and I'm tired of smiling.)
To: blackbart.223
"...treated it for minor injuries"
Guess it landed on its feet (g)
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posted on
05/22/2005 10:16:20 PM PDT
by
JasonC
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