Frisky Foxes Sabotaging Drivers

Over the course of eight months, nine cars in Kent, England, had their brake lines cut. A special police team got together to investigate the crimes, thinking the group of vandals responsible was going to cause someone serious harm if the trend continued.

The team started out watching CCTV footage of the community, investigating the cut brake lines and reading reports of the incidents. When the officers visited an expert in biological sciences at Bristol University, though, they were quite surprised by his analysis -- the vandals were actually foxes who had developed a taste for brake fluid.

"This series of incidents was quite understandably causing anxiety to people living in the area and we are pleased to be able to find an innocent explanation for the cause of the damage," said Sergeant George Blair, the head of the investigation unit.

[Image courtesy of Eric Begin's Flickr stream.]