Hi everyone, I'm Sam a cop here in town. I'm a patrol officer and a part of the water rescue team. I'm sorry if you know me from a speeding ticket. Just slow down and you'll see my face a lot less.
Anyways, it's summer and frequent calls we get have to do with BATS. You hear something banging around in your attic or a closed off room and you call the police thinking somethings going on. So here I come to check it out and as usual I'm not shocked to find a bat flapping around trying to make his way out. So here's a pro tip: if you spot a bat inside a location turn off the lights and open as many exits as you can and remain calm. Bats see about as well as we do but at night they listen for insects and unless you have a population of insects inside your home they will hear the insects outside and gladly head out to their version of a buffet. Problem solved.
Here's some info on building bat houses if bats are a serious problem for you build them a house so they stay away.
I'm not a bat expert. But if you speed I will pull you over. If I'm on foot patrol at the festivals and you're publicly intoxicated you will get a citation so just keep it together.