Video: Florida deputy, driver rescue kitten during traffic stop

The Brief

  • A Lee County deputy saved a kitten found wandering in the road, with help from a driver he had pulled over.
  • The deputy let the driver off with a warning after assisting with the rescue.
  • The sheriff’s office says the cat has been given the name Barry and is up for adoption.

BONITA SPRINGS, Fla. A traffic stop in Southwest Florida took an unlikely turn when a stray kitten suddenly showed up – a discovery that even had the driver calling it “the best pull-over ever.”

The backstory:

Bodycam video from the Lee County Sheriff’s Office shows the traffic stop in Bonita Springs on the night of June 4.

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