Police find pet squirrel tried to fight off burglar By Alix Martichoux, San Francisco Chronicle Published 4:43 pm, Wednesday, February 15, 2017
A would-be robber in Idaho didn't get away with his loot, in part because of the hard work of a pet squirrel. When Adam Pearl came home to his Boise-area home, he was greeted by his pet squirrel Joey, before he realized some of his possessions were missing, according to local news station KIVI.
Pearl called the police and Officer Ashley Turner came to the home to investigate, where she was also greeted by the curious rodent.
"During her investigations Joey had run in the bedroom just screwing around like he always does," Pearl told KIVI. "She says, 'Whoa, what was that?' And I said, 'Ahhh don't worry about that. That's just Joey, my pet squirrel, ya know.'"