Pickled cats thrown at police

Hamilton woman angry at police confiscation of pickled snakes so threw a jar of pickled kittens at them

24 November 2004
It has been revealed a Hamilton woman was so angry about police taking her three preserved snakes that she stormed into the station and threw a jar of pickled kittens at the counter.

The jar shattered.

Susan Hoskyn says she was so mad she could barely contain herself as she made her way to the police station about 1 o'clock on Sunday afternoon.

Police say there was nothing amusing about the encounter as the jar was full of highly toxic formaldehyde.

The public counter had to be closed, two phones had to be replaced, and police are monitoring the health of staff who may have absorbed the chemical or its fumes.

Hoskyn was arrested and has appeared in court charged with behaving in an offensive manner.

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