A cute kitty who was inadvertently put behind bars during a Sydney police random breath testing operation has been given police protection.
Sydney police said the mix-up happened on Friday when an officer from Fairfield Highway patrol was driving on Cartwright Avenue, Cartwright, and was forced to brake for a cat running in front of the car.
Assuming the cat had made a clean get-away, the senior constable drove off and was setting up a RBT site as part of the long weekend's Operation Go Slow when he heard meowing coming from the front of the Ford XR6 Turbo.
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Wedged between bumper and car
When he investigated, he found a small grey/black kitten wedged between the front bumper bar and the car.
It was then up to a local mechanic to remove the front bumper and save the kitten.
Police are attempting to locate the owner of the kitten, who has been dubbed Cartwright by Fairfield police.
"No animal was harmed during the police operation," the police statement said.
