A Winnipeg firefighter trying to help a lost cat get home was mistakenly reported as suspicious.

Police put a call out for public information after two girls, seven and 10, met a stranger in Kingston Park April 9. The girls reported that the stranger called them to his pickup truck with firefighter plates and showed them a cat, and wanted them to help him find its home. A nearby parent began questioning the male who then took off in the truck. The parent provided the police with the truck's licence plate.

On April 13, the man responded to police's request for information to clear things up. He told police that on his way to meet a friend on Churchill Drive he found a cat that appeared lost. He took the cat, planning to bring it to a shelter or find its rightful owner. An area resident later took the cat as one of his children was interested in keeping it, should the owner not be located.

As a result of their investigation, police believe nothing criminal or inappropriate occurred.