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Police Looking For Witnesses
UPDATED: 7:47 a.m. EDT June 25, 2002
AKRON, Ohio -- Cats in an Akron neighborhood are being terrorized by pranksters.
Police are trying to figure out why someone would intentionally blow up a cat.
It happened over the weekend on East Lodge Street in the northern part of the city. The cat's owner said someone strapped an M-80 type of explosive firework to the cat's neck, eventually killing the animal.
"And since that didn't kill him, they put one strap around its body. And that blew him up, blew him up. And that poor little cat did nothing wrong to nobody. And we're all hurting around here," cat owner Pseudora Ruffin said.
Investigators from the Summit County Humane Society said they see the best and worst of people while on the job.
"But when it has to do with animals and fireworks, and it results in the death of an animal, it's pretty surprising," said Steve Thompson with the humane society.
Several teenagers are being questioned in connection to the case, but police need witnesses.
If you have any information, contact the Akron Police Department at (330) 375-2181 or the Summit County Humane Society at (330) 657-2010.
It happened over the weekend on East Lodge Street in the northern part of the city. The cat's owner said someone strapped an M-80 type of explosive firework to the cat's neck, eventually killing the animal.
"And since that didn't kill him, they put one strap around its body. And that blew him up, blew him up. And that poor little cat did nothing wrong to nobody. And we're all hurting around here," cat owner Pseudora Ruffin said.
Investigators from the Summit County Humane Society said they see the best and worst of people while on the job.
"But when it has to do with animals and fireworks, and it results in the death of an animal, it's pretty surprising," said Steve Thompson with the humane society.
Several teenagers are being questioned in connection to the case, but police need witnesses.
If you have any information, contact the Akron Police Department at (330) 375-2181 or the Summit County Humane Society at (330) 657-2010.
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