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Officer’s crack shot frees skunk from jar

When a skunk with its head stuck in a salad dressing jar wandered into the Carrollton Township, Mich., police station's parking lot, Officer James Kellett grabbed a pellet gun and shot at the jar from about 40 feet away. Things worked out well for all concerned.
The skunk before liberation.
The skunk before liberation.AP
/ Source: The Associated Press

Officer James Kellett knows it's his job to serve and protect — even when it comes to nature's stinky black and white creatures.

When a skunk with its head stuck in a salad dressing jar wandered into the Carrollton Township police station's parking lot, he grabbed a pellet gun and shot at the jar from about 40 feet away.

The shots cracked and shattered the jar, leaving a glass collar around the skunk's neck. With its head free, the skunk ran off.

"I didn't want to use deadly force, and it is a residential area," Kellett told The Saginaw News. "The way he was when he took off, he was able to eat, breathe and spray — and do anything else skunks like to do."

Kellett didn't get much in the way of gratitude, but he's grateful the skunk didn't spray. But there is one bonus — the makers of T. Marzetti's salad dressing are sending the officer coupons good for free dressing as a reward.