Overview
- A witness reported seeing someone apparently try to toss a cat from a moving vehicle on the Woodrow Wilson Bridge, prompting a police response.
- Maryland National Capital Park Police (Prince George’s County Division) found and rescued the frightened cat without injury and placed it into care.
- Police treated the incident as possible animal cruelty and publicly commended the citizen who reported the event for alerting authorities.
- Authorities have not reported any arrests or identified a suspect and are asking anyone with information to email PGPPCrimeTips@mncppc.org.
- The case highlights the role of park police in traffic-adjacent rescues and underscores officials’ call for prompt reporting of animal abuse to aid investigations.