Percy the stray rabbit adopted by Yuba City Police Department in California

Yuba City Police 'wellness officer' Percy, a rabbit who was rescued in 2022. Photo / AP

Meet Percy, the police rabbit. Yes, that’s fur real.

Some bunny — also known as Officer Ashley Carson — found a lost rabbit last year in the middle of Percy Avenue in Yuba City, California.

Carson scurried back to the police station and handed the rabbit over to animal control, who could find neither hide nor hare of the bunny’s family.

Yuba City Police Officer Ashley Carson, who rescued this rabbit in 2022, in Yuba City, Arizona.Photo / AP

In a hoppy ending, a police services analyst adopted the allegedly “docile and friendly” animal and named him Percy.

The Yuba City Police Department — about 64.37 hopping kilometres north of Sacramento — announced the rabbit’s promotion to the rank of “wellness officer” just days before Easter Sunday.

“Officer Percy lounges at the police department during the day and is a support animal for all,” the department wrote on Facebook.

The Easter Bunny could not be reached for comment. Case closed.