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Cops Shut Down Busy Highway To Save Lost And Frightened German Shepherd

Published: Aug 25, 2021 · Modified: Sep 27, 2021 by C. Olmstead · This post may contain affiliate links

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The thought of losing a beloved pet in a dangerous situation is a nightmare for dog lovers. One can only hope that if it were to happen to our pup, that someone as caring as these officers would intervene to help save our dog.

Lexi the German shepherd was lost and somehow ended up darting in and out of traffic on a busy highway, Interstate 495 in Massachusetts.

Fortunately, police arrived on the scene before she was hit and tried to coax her off the road. However, Lexi was so scared, she panicked and darted back into traffic. The officers quickly realized that it would take a coordinated effort to help save the dog.

So, three agencies - the Massachusetts State Police, Muthuen Police Department, and Massachusetts Department of Transportation quickly came up with a plan to help rescue to scared dog.

They first shut down every lane of traffic so that Lexi would not get hit by a car. Then once traffic was stopped, they had to figure out how to get Lexi to approach them. Fortunately, they came up a tasty idea.

State Trooper Malachy Higgins had a granola bar and thankfully Lexi had a thing for the yummy snack. Once she saw the treat, she leaped into the police cruiser, knocking over the trooper’s coffee and even activated the siren.

None of that mattered, however, because Lexi was finally safe and was soon reunited with her very grateful owner who was located in Methuen. Trooper Higgins said:
“I’m a dog owner myself, so I know how it would feel if my dog was lost,” Higgins told the Boston Herald, adding that when he spotted the dog, he thought of his own 5-year-old Australian shepherd, Teddy.”

“I have a wife and a 1-year-old,” he said. “I know how devastating it would be for them if we lost him.”

Thanks to these caring Troopers, Lexi was saved and returned home safe and sound. Please share this great rescue story with your friends and family.

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  1. Lyn Levit says

    December 29, 2021 at 4:46 pm

    Wonderful!!! Not only for these owners, but for this lost and very scared dog! Just imagine how scared and confused she was. Imagine the awful impact for her if on top of that if she had been hit. Not to mention to her family and the person who could have hit her. Great job!!!

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  2. Patrick Fallon says

    December 29, 2021 at 9:14 pm

    the police and every person involved in saving the beautiful dog .,should all be rewarded with a week off work with pay . and it shoul
    d be when they want off thank you God bless you all

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  3. Wendy says

    December 30, 2021 at 11:44 am

    Thank you

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  4. AMV says

    February 10, 2022 at 2:15 am

    Thank you, thank you!! As a dog owner, this is the best story I have read in a long time. Massachusetts Police Rock!!

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    • DN says

      February 15, 2022 at 2:18 am

      My dog owns me.

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