



I kicked him in the rear and he just went off, over the edge, the caller told the 911 dispatcher. We are not safe around the cat. We're trapped in the bedroom. He won't let us out of the door.

When officers arrived, the man, who sounded slightly shaken, told the dispatcher he was reluctant to let the police in because, If I leave the bedroom, I'm going to have to fight the cat. Tell them to be careful, the police.



They saw the black-and-white Himalayan dart into the kitchen, attempting to flee custody, said Sgt. Pete Simpson with the Portland Police Bureau. Officers were able to outwit the high-strung Himalayan, who climbed on to the top of the refrigerator, and get a snare around the cat and safely get the cat behind bars in its crate.

Simpson told KGW that it could have been catastrophic had it been attacking the officers.



Maybe it's something that can be worked out through mediation between the family and cat, Simpson said.

Here is an excerpt from the unusual 911 call:

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