Crime & Safety
Police Blotter: Oh Deer
The following arrest information was supplied by the St. Charles Police Department. It does not indicate a conviction.
Not only can a non-lethal taser subdue a belligerent suspect, St. Charles officers also discovered it can be used to rescue an agitated animal.
On April 13 St. Charles officers responded to a call of a deer trapped in a deep retention area in front of the Brickford of St. Charles Assisted Living facility. The deer was hemmed in by brick walls and a steep hill and could not find its way out. Officers made several attempts at harnessing the animal, but in its agitated state they could not get hold of it. In another attempt to rescue the animal officers attempted to use bales of hay to build a platform for the deer to use for escape, however the deer would not comply.
After being informed by wildlife control the deer, in its highly agitated state, was in danger of doing itself harm, officers attempted to procure a tranquilizer gun from several outlets, including Kane County animal control, but were told one was not available.
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Finally the officer on scene decided to use his taser gun to stun the animal so it could be brought out unharmed, according to the police report. After a burst from the non-lethal weapon officers, with assistance from the fire department were able to rescue the animal and release it back into the wild.
On April 14 another St. Charles officer encountered a deer that had been struck by a vehicle on Dunham Road. After a quick assessment the officer decided the animal was severely injured needed to be put down. The officer, according to the police report, had to shoot it three times before it expired. The carcass was later removed from the side of the road.
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