Dog Rescued From Roof Of Manhattan Home

MANHATTAN, IL — There's the often watched "cat in a tree" rescue. But last week it was the "dog on a roof" routine for police officers who responded to an out-of-the-ordinary call on May Street in Manhattan.

Manhattan Police Chief Joseph Wazny said officers arrived to the 200 block of May Street at 11:45 a.m. Oct. 3 to find the dog "pacing too close to the edge of the roof." They were called to the block by neighbors who noticed the dog, now known as "Tilly," above the house while the homeowners were away.

The officers, "worried that the dog might jump off the roof," Wazny said, found a ladder from the garage and climbed onto to garage roof to get to the dog.

Tilly's owner returned home while the officers were in rescue-mode and was "visibly upset" when she saw her beloved dog on the roof.

It turns out Tilly got out of the house through a bedroom air conditioning unit that had the pales pushed in. Apparently she likes to chase squirrels and must have spotted one from the bedroom window and chased it onto the roof.

Wazny said the homeowner was "very thankful" for the safe return of her dog.

Photos courtesy of the Manhattan Police Department