Colorado police wrangle emu on the loose in Lakewood

Police catch emu that escaped from its home in Colorado

The Lakewood Police Department had an "emusing" day on August 18 when they caught an emu that had escaped from its local home.

An exotic animal was found on Colfax Avenue after escaping Lakewood home

DENVER (KDVR) — Colorado is no stranger to strange animal encounters with police — earlier this year, police corralled a red kangaroo that had escaped its home just months after it made headlines for another escape attempt. However, emus seem to pop up regularly in interactions with police. Just last year, an emu was found loose in Weld County, although law enforcement mistook the large bird as an ostrich. Anderson Farms: ‘Mother Nature’ le…

Colorado police wrangle emu on the loose in Lakewood

A Colorado police department said officers had a "pretty emu-sing day" when a large, flightless bird was spotted running loose through the streets of Lakewood.