Butt of the Joke

One quiet afternoon while we were on routine patrol, my partner and I spotted a vehicle going back and forth repeatedly between two lanes. Thinking it would be an easy D.U.I. arrest, we began our usual bet on what the suspect would blow as we prepared to pull them over.

As we approached the driver, my eye caught a passenger we had not seen before the stop - a large GOAT! We informed the driver that we'd stopped him as we suspected that he might be intoxicated based on the way he was repeatedly crossing the center line of the road. He explained that he had tied the goat to the passenger door, then it broke free and began head-butting him, causing him to continually drive off center with each blow from its head.

The goat was secured and the driver was advised of the proper transportation of animals as we had a great laugh for the rest of our shift.

Bill Wiley
Museum Security Officer
Retired Police Sgt/Det.
Allen Memorial Art Museum
Grafton, OH