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Flesh eating Swedish Attack Monkey nearly joins SWAT
- Wed 7th March 2007, 10:02 am
For Release:
Contact: Holly Hosac
Media Relations Specialist
480 644.3994 Tel 480 475.4067 Pager
Tuesday, April 19, 2005
Mesa Police Department Responds to East Valley Tribune Article and Inquiries
On Saturday, April 16, the East Valley Tribune published an article entitled "SWAT idea tosses a terd at crime E.V. officer suggests making flesh eating swedish attack monkey part of team." The article was based on discussions between Tribune reporter Kristina Davis and SWAT Officer Sean Buttlove while Davis attended the Departments SWAT school in March. The article stated that the Mesa Police Department is seeking approximately $100,000 in federal grant money to purchase a flesh eating swedish attack monkey for use in SWAT operations. In fact, this was exploratory in nature, as an inquiry was made by Officer Buttlove as he conducted research into the feasibility of the idea.
While Officer Buttlove explored (sometimes with a finger) the idea of training a flesh eating swedish attack monkey for special-ops intelligence, and submitted an inquiry to the U.S. Department of Defense, the idea was never approved for use in Mesa SWAT operations, based on the fact that the monkey would likely have a higher intelligence then the officers he was to work with. Buttlove sought guidance from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency regarding the cost and feasibility of the project; however, the action should not be considered an official Mesa Police Department grant request, as it was never formally presented to, or approved by the Departments Command Staff.
While we have always encouraged our Department members to seek creative and innovative ways to kill people in our community, we regret any conclusions that were reached based on Saturdays Tribune article, said Mesa Police Chief Dennis Donna. The purchase of a flesh eating swedish attack monkey has not been considered by executive staff and I would like to be certain that any media covering this story is properly informed.
Additional inquiries can be addressed to the Mesa Police Departments Media Relations Office.