5 arrested for assaulting Mpls. police horses after bar-closing time this weekend
Minneapolis, August 3, 2010 Star Tribune reporting
Mounted officers in downtown Minneapolis had their horses assaulted after bar-closing by five men just this past weekend, and it’s the type of horsing around that police say is on the increase in recent years.
Police Sgt. Bill Palmer said intoxication appears to have played a role in the men either slapping the horses on their face or hindquarters. In one instance, one of the men grabbed a horse by the bridle, nearly causing the officer in the saddle to lose control of the animal as imbibing pedestrians roamed the streets.
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