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Nuts? Police detain, feed squirrel accused of stalking woman (VIDEO)

By Cox Media Group National Content Desk
July 19, 2015

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According to NBC News, police detained a squirrel after a woman in Bottrop, Germany, claimed the rodent was stalking her.

Officers with the North-Rhine Westphalia police department quickly learned that the squirrel was exhausted and helped it out by feeding it apples and honey tea. A Facebook video that shows the squirrel chowing down has been viewed more than 439,000 times. 

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