PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, Va. (WTVR) – A lifelike tiger statue recently caused a brief moment of panic for a Prince William County Police officer.
CBS 6 in Richmond reports the officer spotted the tiger statue while on patrol in a county shopping center.
“One of our officers experienced a moment of...uh...shock before realizing this little guy was harmless,” the department wrote on Facebook.
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The department advised business owners to dispose of “realistic, life-size animal statues” with caution.
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Photo: Prince William County Police Department