A distressed woman called police to say she couldn't leave her house. Photo / ODTA distressed woman called police to say she couldn't leave her house. Photo / ODTA distressed woman called Dunedin police to say she was being held hostage in her Blacks Rd home late last night - by a particularly aggressive possum. Senior Sergeant Craig Dinnissen said the woman reported that when she attempted to leave her house and reach her car the possum would charge, making her turn and flee back inside. When police arrived soon after 11pm, they discovered a juvenile possum which, when they approached the door, appeared out of the dark and climbed an officer's leg.

Source: Otago Daily Times November 15, 2021 00:10 UTC