Police in Philadelphia cleared Gritty, the Flyers’ fuzzy, orange mascot, of allegations of assault. Gritty was under investigation for an alleged physical assault of a 13-year-old boy during a photo shoot at the team’s stadium in November. “That investigation, which has been completed and is no longer active, determined that the actions of the individual portraying the Flyers’ mascot did not constitute physical assault as alleged,” the news release stated. The mascot got up, “took a running start,” and “punched my son as hard as he could,” Greenwell told the newspaper. “We took Mr. Greenwell’s allegations seriously and conducted a thorough investigation that found nothing to support this claim,” the Flyers said in a statement released last month.

Source: National Post February 03, 2020 16:07 UTC