During a New England snowstorm, a "committed" seal made it a mission to explore one Maine town. 

On Monday around 1:30 a.m., the Cape Elizabeth Police Department received an "unusual call" from a public works employee who was out plowing roads after the area had received a coating of fresh snow. The employee reported he saw something "scurrying" through the neighborhood. The caller shared that it appeared to be a gray seal exploring the town.

After the call, an officer responded to the area where the seal was found in the roadway near Fort Williams Park "enjoying the hush of a snowy winter night," according to the Cape Elizabeth Police Department's Facebook page. The officer was able to capture the seal and bring it back to its home sweet home in the ocean.

But the story doesn't end there.

"We did not know it at the time, but this seal was committed to his goal of exploring Cape Elizabeth," they said.

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At about 7 a.m., police were once again notified that the persistent seal was back in town, "possibly following that delicious scent of Cookie Jar donuts being baked," the department joked in their post.

Another officer and resident were able to capture the seal once again, where it was released to the beach.

But the seal still needed to curb its appetite for adventure.

Police were notified for a third and final time that the seal was exploring ashore. Approximately an hour later, the seal was once again found exploring Fort Williams Park. The officer and several citizens were able to capture the seal and bring it back down to the beach where it was released into the ocean. 

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After its third time being released, the seal "swam off in search of bigger and better adventures."

In an update shared by the police department, the little seal was collected by the Marine Mammals of Maine and was assessed at its rehabilitation center. 

The organization said they administered fluids and nutrition and that they have "a whole new seal!" An exam indicated he was "recently weaned from his mom and unfortunately has been having a tough time on his own," Marine Mammals of Maine said.

"After all his adventures over the last 24 hours, he has spent the entire day sleeping and suckling his flippers," Marine Mammals of Maine shared in a Facebook post.

On Tuesday, the rehabilitation center shared that the baby seal was "much brighter and a lot less exhausted." However, the center shared that the seal was underweight and will need to remain at the center for "much-needed nutrition and care" until he is ready for release.

The Marine Mammals of Maine said the seal will require extensive support to get him home, but they are committed to helping him thrive.

Pennsylvania police, on Tuesday, charged a 19-year-old woman for allegedly sexually abusing and physically torturing four children, according to the district attorney.

Delaware County District Attorney Jack Stollsteimer announced several felony charges against Anais Munoz of Chester, Pennsylvania, which include child endangerment, aggravated indecent assault, involuntary deviate sexual intercourse and sexual assault.

The four juvenile victims were between the ages of 7 and 13 years old, and the abuse took pace over two years beginning in 2020, the same year Munoz started living with the family of the victims, according to a press release from Stollsteimer’s office.

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"This is a truly horrifying case involving the physical and mental torture of young victims," Stollsteimer said. "Using a wide range of implements, the defendant sought to inflict physical pain on these children – whether by choking them with cords, beating them with a bat, or ‘branding’ them with a straightening iron."

By using these torture methods, he added, Munoz was looking to control her victims from revealing her "heinous" conduct and to continue getting sexual pleasure from them.

She also used the children to get drugs on the streets, the DA said.

"These children will bear the physical and emotional scars of the defendant’s conduct for the rest of their lives," Stollsteimer said. "Sadly, we can’t undo this tragedy, but rest assured that we will do everything in our power to support these victims and to hold the defendant accountable."

The Chester Police Department responded to reports of child abuse at a residence on W. 8th Street, and on Jan. 5, the victims were interviewed at the Children’s Advocacy Center in Wallingford, which is in Delaware County.

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The victims provided details about the Munoz’s actions involving physical and sexual abuse, which started in 2020.

The children said objects like a lighter, hammer, torch, hangers, computer, knives, cords, and blades were used to abuse them, even saying a hair straightener was used several times on the two oldest victims, burning their thigh, genital areas and buttocks.

There were also allegations of physical abuse and extensive sexual abuse where the two oldest victims were coerced into providing Munoz sexual pleasure. The younger victims were witnesses to the latter and able to testify about the allegations.

To keep the children from telling their mother, Munoz allegedly threatened them, leading to them lying to their mother about the source of their injuries.

Stollsteimer said the sexual abuse allegedly took place at night when the victim’s parents were asleep.

Munoz is currently in custody in New Jersey and is expected to be extradited to Delaware County on Wednesday.