Bobcat that broke into Washington prison to be OK

Published: July 17, 2012 5:22 PM
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Security is tight at the Monroe Corrections Complex to keep 2,400 Washington state prisoners locked up, but it couldn't stop a bobcat from breaking in.

Officers on a perimeter fence check apparently startled the cat about 11:30 p.m. Monday, said Department of Corrections spokesman Chad Lewis.

"And it ran the wrong direction," he said, "through the razor-wire."

The small, agile...

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