NATIONAL BRIEFING / AND FINALLY . . .
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The fluff was flying when police in suburban Detroit zapped a large stuffed cat with a stun gun while responding to a call about a loose cougar.
A 911 caller reported seeing what looked like a cougar inside a piece of discarded drain pipe in Warren, Mich. The Detroit Free Press reports the stuffed animal was apparently placed in the pipe as a hoax.
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