Woman Tried Making Dead Possum 'Repent' In Waukesha: Police

WAUKESHA, WI — Police in Waukesha say they received reports of a woman who was performing a "spiritual ritual" on a dead possum in the middle of a Waukesha street.

According to Waukesha Police call logs, officers were sent to the intersection of Springdale Road and Bluemound Road just after 1 p.m. on Feb. 24 on a report of a suspicious person.

Police said a woman was performing a "spiritual ritual" on a dead animal in the road in the right-hand lane.

According to police, the woman opened the driver's side door of her silver car, stood near the animal and began throwing water up into the air.

Police call logs detailed the woman's activities further, indicating that a witness reported that the woman was throwing goldfish and windshield washer fluid on the dead animal.

"She then pulled out a green bay packer lawn chair and yelling 'repent' at the dead animal, police call logs stated. The person who called police said they followed the woman after she drove from the scene of the dead animal, noting that she was driving erratically, according to police call logs.

When police arrived at the scene, the woman was not there, though the animal, later determined to be a possum, was removed from the roadway.