The Columbia Borough Police wish to thank a crew from PPL Electric Utilities for saving a stranded cat precariously perched atop a telephone pole at Fifth and Walnut Streets on 10/11/23 at around 1:30 pm.

Neighbors contacted the Police Department at around 12:33 pm expressing concern for the feline.

The gray and white cat was rescued by bucket truck after the power to the utility lines was turned off.  The incident resulted in a ten minute outage for about 200 PPL customers.

Officers from Columbia Borough Police performed traffic control for added safety to the PPL crew.

The Columbia Animal Shelter graciously accepted the cat, which will be cared for until the owner is identified.

Anyone with information or missing a gray and white male feline may contact the Columbia Police Department at 717-684-7735.

Incident #2310012681