South Bend officer rescues kitten from rush-hour traffic

(Krystal Vivian/News Now Warsaw)

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — A South Bend police officer turned cat-whisperer to help rescue a kitten after the frisky feline darted in front of his cruiser during rush-hour traffic.

Officer Chris Voros was driving about 5 p.m. Wednesday when the gray kitten ran in front of his cruiser. Voros stopped, got out and tried to help the cat but it ran beneath his vehicle.

The South Bend Tribune reports he tried to coax the cat out, calling “Here, kitty, kitty,” before using a stick without success to lure it out. Bystanders soon stopped to help and within a few minutes the cat emerged and they helped Voros corralled it.