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-Lurid Crime Tales-
Woman Jailed for 50 Days Over Cat Urine
2007-10-15
A few days old.
Tampa, Fla. (AP) -- Cynthia Hunter spent almost two months in jail over a vial of cat urine. Hunter, 38, was arrested Aug. 15 on a charge of petty theft after she was accused of stealing from a Wal-Mart store.

Deputies added charges of possession of a controlled substance after finding a vial containing a yellow substance in her purse. A drug field test suggested the substance was methamphetamine, The Tampa Tribune reported.

Hunter had protested, saying the substance was dehydrated cat urine for her son's science project and that it had been purchased at an animal clinic. She was released Thursday after lab tests found the substance was, in fact, cat urine.

Hunter pleaded guilty to petty theft and a judge gave her time served. It was not clear if she had an attorney and why the substance might have tested positive for methamphetamine.
Don't ask her, ask the cat...
Posted by:anonymous5089

#6  OK, this is the best I can come up with in defense of our generally fine men in blue:

1. FARK recently commented on new "Wine" countries in Eastern Europe, remarking after tasting the wine that the only mystery was how they got the cat to sit on top of the bottle when it ...

2. Fast acting law enforcement officials here updated drug/alcohol tests to include characteristics of cat urine in their screening ...

3. Poor lady got a BETA version of the test.

It could happen ...
Posted by: Beau   2007-10-15 21:39  

#5  Sorry SteveS,

But consider this: there are a lot more people walking around with methamphetamine in their purses then there are people carrying around dehydrated cat urine in theirs, my guess (Read: I am certain) is that not very many people have been caught up in police/drug shenanigans because of this type of overseight.

Posted by: Drive by lurker   2007-10-15 18:53  

#4  I guess since teh police disposed of her vial, she needs a replacement.

I have a friend who can help...



Let me talk to Martin this evening to see what he can do... ;)
Posted by: BigEd   2007-10-15 16:13  

#3  I bet she's really pissed.
Posted by: Tibor   2007-10-15 14:46  

#2  Comon - drug sniffing dogs have been "trained" to find dope when they sense a tug on their leash...
Posted by: M. Murcek   2007-10-15 14:06  

#1  That's one fine-ass drug field test kit if it can't discriminate between cat pee and speed. Makes you wonder how many other people have been caught up in police/drug shenanigans.
Posted by: SteveS   2007-10-15 13:18  

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