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Look: Large Tortoise Found Wandering Loose in New Jersey

Police said the sand-colored sulcata tortoise measured about 2 feet wide and was later returned to its owner after a brief foot pursuit.

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Police in New Jersey are hoping to reunite a "very slow-moving suspect" with their owner after a large tortoise was found wandering loose.

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Large tortoise sparks 'slow-moving' police case

Police in New Jersey have launched a tongue-in-cheek hunt for the owner of a giant tortoise after the “slow-moving suspect” was found wandering loose.

·Osborne Park, Australia
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UPIUPI
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Look: Large tortoise found wandering loose in New Jersey

Police in New Jersey are hoping to reunite a "very slow-moving suspect" with their owner after a large tortoise was found wandering loose.

·Washington, United States
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Large Loose Turtle Roams South Jersey Streets, Police Say

He was found near Church Street and W Academy Street.

·New York, United States
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Slow-speed chase ends with tortoise ‘in custody’ in New Jersey

Police officers in Gloucester County, New Jersey, had an unusual encounter after finding a large tortoise wandering near an intersection.

·Philadelphia, United States
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InquirerInquirer
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Large tortoise found by police wandering alone in Gloucester County reunited with owner

The tortoise was found near Church and Academy Streets on Monday in Monroe Township, police said.

·Philadelphia, United States
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Police search for owner of slow-moving suspect after wandering turtle rescued in Gloucester County

Police in Gloucester County had an unusual encounter Monday with a slow-moving suspect.

·Philadelphia, United States
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abc 6 Philadelphia broke the news in Philadelphia, United States on Monday, September 28, 2026.
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