Pig prank: Inmate slips pig onto VT state seal

MONTPELIER, Vt. -- A prisoner pulled a prank on Vermont state troopers after slipping a pig into the state police seal, which was put on dozens of cruisers.

The police cars are decked out with decals based on Vermont’s coat of arms, but at a correctional facility print shop where female inmates make the decals, someone changed the spots on the cow to look like a pig. This new design ended up on at least 30 police cruisers.

It is believed that the inmate doctored the image at the printing shop four years ago, but the pig wasn’t noticed until an officer saw it on a cruiser last week.

Vermont State Senator John Campbell laughed off the incident.

“Just like ‘Where’s Waldo.’ We’re going to say, ‘Where’s the pig?’” said Campbell.

Vermont’s corrections commissioner, Andy Pallito, didn’t find the incident as humorous. A spokesperson for the state police says they understand the humor in this, but the prank comes at a cost to taxpayers.

New decals for the cruisers will cost about $800. Vermont troopers say all the decals should be replaced by the end of the month.

(Copyright (c) 2012 Sunbeam Television Corp. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.)