Police hunt for second cheetah-like animal. Police in Barnet today hunted for “a cheetah-like animal” which frightened a dental mechanic and his wife. Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Reboul, of Wood Street, Barnet, were woken today by screaming of cats. Mr. Reboul said he went into the garden and “saw a big black animal” in an apple tree trying to catch a ginger cat. It had a broad face, long teeth and dark fur. “Once it looked at me with big yellow eyes,” he said. “It quite put the wind up me.” On searching for the animal without success, a senior police officer said “We think it was foxes, unless the cheetah from Woolwich has come up on the tube.” Last week in Woolwich police mounted a large-scale search for an animal variously described as a cheetah or a leopard seen in the vicinity.
Vintage shenanigans for #Caturday - mysterious happenings in Barnet, June 1963. Also a priceless quote from a policeman. #newspaperarchives
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