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Parma Heights Police Chase Runaway Inflatable Pumpkin

10/12/2025

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The Parma Heights Police Department pursued a runaway inflatable pumpkin, captured on body camera footage.
Officers described the chase humorously, with one saying, “I was pretty much in pursuit.”
After attempts to deflate the pumpkin, they secured it in a patrol car.
The Parma Heights Police Department posted the incident on Facebook, joking about the pumpkin's return to its owner.
The department noted a similar event last October.

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Story summary

The Parma Heights Police Department pursued a runaway inflatable pumpkin, captured on body camera footage.
Officers described the chase humorously, with one saying, “I was pretty much in pursuit.”
After attempts to deflate the pumpkin, they secured it in a patrol car.
The Parma Heights Police Department posted the incident on Facebook, joking about the pumpkin's return to its owner.
The department noted a similar event last October.