Police at New York golf course allegedly ran down a groundhog with a golf cart
Also known as awoodchuck or whistlepig, the groundhog is indigenous to all of New York and lives as far south as Alabama and Georgia.
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Officials are investigating two police officers who allegedly drove over and killed a groundhog at a golf course in Troy, N.Y.
William Meissner, identified by WNYT as a former head of
the Troy Housing Authority, took to Facebook to describe the
scene at Frear Park Golf Course last Friday afternoon.
the Troy Housing Authority, took to Facebook to describe the
scene at Frear Park Golf Course last Friday afternoon.
"While playing Frear Park golf course today, I witnessed two people in a golf cart chase down a woodchuck until it couldn't run anymore," said Meissner, "and then they ran over it with their golf cart. The woodchuck managed to crawl about ten feet and rolled around a little before it died."
Frear
Park Municipal Golf Course, the site of an incident possibly involving police intentionally running over an animal with their golf cart.
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The incident allegedly took place during a tournament sponsored by the Rensselaer City Police Department's union.
"To make it worse, there was a baby woodchuck nearby on hole number 12 probably wondering where its mother was," said Meissner.
Troy City Council President Carmella Mantello told WNYT the golf course will ban the organization while both the cities of Troy and Rensselaer investigate the claims.