Cow on the ring road, “s*** me the leek”, cocaine in the cell… The unusual facts of 2024

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With animals wandering in improbable places, lunar phrases and inelegant actions, 2024 has had its share of unusual moments.

A deer comes to the Agen racecourse

At a horse race, spectators expect to see horses more than a deer. On March 25, however, they saw a deer galloping at the foot of the grandstand of the Agen-La Garenne racecourse. After having apparently passed through the fence, the animal wanders for several hours on the track. He wanders during a few races, not knowing how to start again. However, the deer did not commit any incident. It should still be noted that this situation is not unprecedented. It happens that other animals, such as wild boars or rabbits, come to this area from time to time.

An emu wanders the streets of Monflanquin

On October 16, a couple living in Monflanquin noticed that several of their emus had escaped. After recovering part of it, two remain untraceable. The next day, in the streets of the town, residents can see one of them walking near the bastide, route de Costes, around midday. This animal, native to Australia, can run up to 70 km/h. Firefighters try to capture him using nets. Shortly before 5 p.m., the Departmental Fire and Rescue Service of Lot-et-Garonne (SDIS 47) affirmed that the bird was safe and sound in a secure location. It was then recovered an hour later by its owners.

Spitting and masturbation at the post

The evening of November 4 was intense for the Agen police services. At 10:30 p.m., a drunk man in his twenties was arrested in the streets of the city. He is taken to the station, where he spits in the officers' faces. He was then placed in police custody, then sentenced to eight months in prison, two of which were suspended. Almost an hour later, two SNCF staff members indicated that they had had a dispute at the station with two individuals, also drunk. One of them, born in 1982, is filmed giving the finger. He is thus placed in police custody. Once at the station, the latter takes off his pants, shows off his penis and begins to masturbate in front of the police officers.

Cocaine consumption in cell

On November 8 at 12:20 a.m., a 31-year-old man strolled down rue Roger Banabera in Agen. He appears visibly drunk, and passers-by notice a knife in his hand. The thirty-year-old was arrested by the police without difficulty. Once at the police station, he manages to consume cocaine in his cell. Then, the man rebels against the police and insults the agents. Acts which earned him a summons to appear before the Agen judicial court on February 18.

“S*** me the leek”

Members of CR 47 demonstrated in front of the Agen prefecture on the night of November 19 to 20. Around 1:15 a.m., an alcoholic man in his twenties joined the demonstration but was not part of the procession of farmers. When the tension has subsided, he finds himself in front of a police officer and provokes her by saying: “suck my leek”. He then displays his penis in the middle of the street. This sentence and this gesture earned him an arrest and placement in police custody for “insulting an agent” and “sexual exhibition”. Once the effects of alcohol have worn off, the young man admits the facts. He will be heard by the prosecutor's delegate on June 28.

A dog stuck underground for 26 hours

It was an ordinary walk for Marie Lagüe. On November 29, she walked her dogs in a forest near Saint-Antoine-de-Ficalba. But the latter set off in pursuit of a deer. Everyone returns except one of them, Oguste. Two hours later, he was found at the bottom of a burrow dug by badgers. Marie's friends therefore launched an appeal on Facebook, and had nearly 2000 shares in a few hours. The next day, the owners called a caver, and even used jackhammers. After 26 hours underground, “Gugus” was finally extracted from the burrow in the evening, but suffered from hypernatremia (sudden increase in sodium levels in the blood) and pulmonary edema.

A cow wanders on the ring road

Motorists on the Agen ring road had a strange surprise on December 5. Around 9:30 a.m., a cow wandered near the Agen Sud and Boé commercial zones. The animal escaped from the Agen-Boé Livestock Market, undoubtedly frightened by the world and the hustle and bustle around him. The cars drive slowly so as not to hit the 1.4 tonne bovine, thus causing traffic problems. The cow remained on the ring road for almost an hour, before firefighters from the group specializing in animal risks intercepted it at a park where it had found shelter. Put to sleep using a hypodermic arrow, she is then brought back to the cattle market, where the Fat Cow Show takes place.

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