Kitten hitches ride underneath deputy s car, rescued from rear axle May 11, 2021 at 3:16 PM EDT - Updated May 11 at 3:16 PM
Some Florida Keys deputies saved a kitten Monday after they found the feline hitching a ride under one of their patrol cars.
Monroe County Sheriff s Office deputies were called to mile marker 47 along the Seven Mile Bridge just after 9 a.m. Monday after receiving reports that a kitten was running close to traffic.
Deputy Jonathan Rodriguez arrived to find a dead cat presumably the kitten s mother in the roadway at the base of the bridge.
Rodriguez spotted the kitten run toward his patrol car and safely escape the bridge, or so he thought. After unsuccessfully searching for the kitten, Rodriguez left. Hours later, however, as Rodriguez was getting ready to end his shift, Sgt. Joel Slough heard a cat meowing from under Rodriguez s car.
By Al Lewis
May 11, 2021
Middle Keys Deputies saved a kitten Monday after they found it hitching a ride under Deputy Jonathan Rodriguez’s patrol car.
The story begins at approximately 9:08 a.m. when Deputies received reports that a kitten was running close to southbound traffic near Mile Marker 47 on the Seven Mile Bridge. Deputy Rodriguez responded to find a deceased adult cat suspected to be the kitten’s mother in the roadway at the base of the bridge.
Deputy Rodriguez stopped. He saw the kitten run toward his patrol car and apparently exit the bridge, back to safety. Deputy Rodriguez continued to look for the kitten near the base of the bridge to no avail. He alerted other Deputies that there was a kitten near the base of the bridge that may reenter traffic. Other calls came in and Deputy Rodriguez had to leave the scene.
By Al Lewis
May 11, 2021
Middle Keys Deputies saved a kitten Monday after they found it hitching a ride under Deputy Jonathan Rodriguez’s patrol car.
The story begins at approximately 9:08 a.m. when Deputies received reports that a kitten was running close to southbound traffic near Mile Marker 47 on the Seven Mile Bridge. Deputy Rodriguez responded to find a deceased adult cat suspected to be the kitten’s mother in the roadway at the base of the bridge.
Deputy Rodriguez stopped. He saw the kitten run toward his patrol car and apparently exit the bridge, back to safety. Deputy Rodriguez continued to look for the kitten near the base of the bridge to no avail. He alerted other Deputies that there was a kitten near the base of the bridge that may reenter traffic. Other calls came in and Deputy Rodriguez had to leave the scene.