A Wisconsin police officer says he's quite certain he's never responded to a call like the one he handled recently at a McDonald's restaurant.

Officer Rich Dahl of Beaver Dam responded to an anonymous complaint about a woman who brought a kangaroo into McDonald's. Dahl said Tuesday the woman had the baby kangaroo wrapped in a blanket and tucked in an infant car seat.

Dahl says when he confronted the woman she explained the kangaroo was a service animal to help her cope with emotional distress and she produced a letter from a doctor.

The officer says the woman was upset at first, but then agreed to leave the restaurant. Dahl says he doesn't know if a kangaroo would qualify as a service animal under the law, but he says he's glad he didn't have to find out.

Troopers don't always stop people in the HOV lanes, but when they do, they prefer at least 'dos' passengers.

A motorcycle trooper parked along Interstate 5 near Tacoma on Monday afternoon spotted a driver and a rather unusual "passenger" pass by him in the carpool lane. When the trooper stopped the car, he discovered the "passenger" was a cardboard cutout of the actor who portrays "The Most Interesting Man in the World" in Dos Equis beer ads. Washington State Patrol Trooper Tony Brock says it's by far the best high occupancy vehicle lane scam he's seen, but it lacked depth.

The driver's response when confronted? I don't always take the Interstate to work, but when I do I use the HOV lane. Hopefully, that earned him an additional fine.

Police in Northern California say a man attempting an armed carjacking bailed when he couldn't drive a stick shift. Concord police Lt. Freida Gogh told the Contra Costa Times that the owner got into his car early Sunday to find the carjacker in the passenger seat, apparently in the middle of a burglary.

Gogh says the carjacker ordered the victim at gunpoint to drive him to another location, where he forced the owner out of the car. The carjacker tried to drive off, but gave up when he couldn't operate the manual transmission. Gogh says officers couldn't find the carjacker, who had run away.

A 26-year-old man caught on security camera stealing said security camera admitted to officers it was a dumbass thing to do, according to charges filed Monday in Pierce County Superior Court.

An employee at the Laurel Garden Apartments in Lakewood got to work Sept. 22 to find a recently installed security camera missing from near the office. The camera was valued at more than $1,500.

The employee turned the security camera's footage over to the Lakewood Police Department. According to the charging documents, the footage showed Mark Fadness Jr. climbing up to the camera around 5 a.m. and using an electric drill to remove it.

Officers stopped Fadness on suspicion of riding a bicycle without a helmet Sept. 26, and he reportedly admitted to stealing multiple security cameras from Laurel Garden.

According to the charging documents, Fadness took officers to his home and handed over two security cameras he said he had stolen from the apartment building. He also reportedly told officers he stole a third camera, but he just threw it on the side of the road because he thought it was fake.

Fadness said he had no reason for taking the cameras and admitted stealing them was a dumbass thing to do, according to the charging documents.

Police in Pheasant Run, RI responding to reports of an intruder in a woman's home quickly quacked the case.

A somewhat groused woman called police Saturday from her upstairs bedroom to report that she heard loud banging noises downstairs and feared someone had broken into her home. Officers who responded found no sign of a break-in. But during their search, police found a criminal that fit the bill: a duck.

Police say it appears the duck got in through the chimney and from there was just winging it. As no feathers were ruffled, the duck was released back into a the nearby pond. The homeowner was relieved but unsure waddle happen next.

Police in Germany report a casino gambler about to be taken away to jail took one last pull at the slot machine and surprisingly won enough money to pay off his fine.

The 37-year-old man was wanted by police because he had been ordered to pay a $900 fine or face 71 days in jail for resisting arrest. The man, who ironically has only one arm himself, was easily recognized by two officers at the casino. Police said they approached him and were about to make the arrest when he started beaming all of a sudden. The man had just won a $1,268 jackpot, allowing him to pay his fine on the spot.