Subscribe | UPI Odd Newsletter Subscribe Oct. 17 (UPI) -- A North Carolina police department shared video of two officers having a difficult time capturing a squirrel with an injured leg. The Hillsborough Police Department said Lead Rescuer Sgt. Purvis and Assistant Rescuer Officer Dimitri responded Tuesday to a report of an injured animal at the Hampton Pointe Shopping Center. Advertisement A video from the incident shows the two officers having surprising difficulty capturing the squirrel, which had an injured leg, in a box. The department, which quipped the incident was "serious police business," said the squirrel was taken to the Our Wild Neighbors sanctuary for rehab. Read More Squirrel knocks out power to 2,296 in New Jersey Squirrel invades London Assembly during meeting Man uses CPR to save squirrel hit by car