Duck Prevents Shoplifter Getaway

Did you hear the story about the pet duck named Peepers? It seems this duck fouled up a robbery yesterday in Lynwood, Washington. With store security hot on his heels, a 35-year-old man jumped into his car just as his 39-year-old girlfriend came out of the pet store carrying her pet duck. Unaware that her boyfriend was on the run, she tried to open the passenger door but was knocked down. She was not injured, but she dropped her duck.

A Petco employee saw that the duck was in danger and raced into the parking lot to save the bird. As police tell it, the man in the car stepped on the gas and drove into the 43-year-old employee, who suffered a severe ankle injury.

The suspect then ended up rear-ending another car and was soon caught by Lynnwood police. He is being held on two counts of vehicular assault.

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