Wanted: Man Who Tried to Rescue Cat From Evil Sister

Police seek man after fight with sister in cat-shaving case

By BDN Staff
Wednesday, October 24, 2007 - Bangor Daily News

SWANVILLE, Maine — Police continue to be on the lookout for a local man who fled into the woods after getting into a fight with his younger sister over shaving the family cat.

State Trooper Luke Cunningham said police were searching for Nicholas Palmer, 22, of Stevens Road. Police were called to the family residence at 1 p.m. Monday after Palmer’s 18-year-old sister claimed he choked and struck her. Before police could arrive, Palmer escaped into the woods. Using two tracking dogs, separate teams of officers searched unsuccessfully for Palmer for about four hours.

Cunningham said the sibling altercation began when Palmer attempted to stop his sister from shaving the family cat. The sister thought shaving would rid the cat of fleas and ticks. According to the sister, when Palmer attempted to cut the cord of the clipper she was using she responded by kicking him. The kick caused Palmer to cut himself with the knife he was using to sever the cord and he responded by choking and pushing his sister. He ran off when she called 911, Cunningham said.

"We’re still on the lookout for him," Cunningham said Tuesday. "We definitely want to get his side of the story."