Feline of duty: South Texas kitty cop lifts spirits and fights crime
The officers of the Port Lavaca Police Department know that when the Captain is around, they'd better pay attention — or risk getting bonked on the head or maybe being treated to an impromptu back massage.
That's what happens when the second-highest ranking member of the force is a 2-year-old American shorthair cat with his name helpfully etched on his cat collar tag.
As the Victoria Advocate reported, The Captain — so named by department evidence technician Karen Neal — outranks everyone but Chief Colin Rangnow. It was Rangnow who brought the cat into the department to evoke the community-friendly atmosphere he remembered from rural Victoria County, where feed stores often kept resident cats to keep customers happy and entertained.
In his first year on the force, The Captain has weathered a hurricane, ridden a squad car to make school visits and attended Rangnow's meetings with detectives. A feline of duty, you might say.
Read more and see a photo of Captain: https://www.dallasnews.com/news/texas/2018/03/29/police-cat-south-texas-department-enlists-feline-duty-lift-spirits-fight-crime
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