Police have cited a 17-year-old Lincoln boy for trapping and animal cruelty after he allegedly killed a cat with a hatchet.
Lincoln police on Nov. 4 got a report about blood on a driveway in the 2500 block of South 34th Street, Capt. Don Scheinost said. An officer found blood and scratches on a fence in the area and contacted the teen.
A week later, a neighbor called, worried that the blood came from a missing cat, Scheinost confirmed. Police re-interviewed the teen and cited him.
Authorities believe the teen was trying to trap a squirrel but caught the cat instead and killed it.