Texas suburb wrangles kangaroo and then a llama in 2 days, police say
Police coordinated with wildlife officials to secure the animals, and the llama was returned to its owner after a road closure.
- On Friday, May 22, the Elmendorf Police Department concluded a two-day effort wrangling a kangaroo named Little Rex and a llama named Captain near San Antonio.
- Coordinating with Texas Parks and Wildlife, the department initiated the kangaroo search on Wednesday, May 20, after residents reported a hopping marsupial in the area.
- An officer patrolling a country road on Thursday, May 21, spotted Captain around 2:40 p.m. and shut the road for about an hour while city staff safely apprehended the llama.
- Police warned citizens against boxing Little Rex, while officials assured residents the back-to-back captures were "nothing more than a coincidence."
- The department jokingly suggested the animals "wanted their turn," adding that "no further hopping through city limits is expected at this time.
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Runaway kangaroo and loose llama cause chaos in town near San Antonio
Things get wild down in the South Texas town of Elmendorf. First, Elmendorf Police reported a runaway kangaroo on the loose in the area on Wednesday. But the crazy times weren’t over. Within 24 hours, police in the town just 20 minutes southeast of the Alamo City said a llama was also running amok and […] The post Runaway kangaroo and loose llama cause chaos in town near San Antonio appeared first on San Antonio Current.
'Kangaroo on the loose': Police in Texas city take hopping herbivore that escaped 'into custody' » ¡Que Onda Magazine!
ELMENDORF, Texas (KTRK) — Police in a Texas city were dealing with a peculiar pet they said is a “check off the city’s bingo card.” Officials with the Elmendorf Police Department warned the public about a loose kangaroo on Wednesday afternoon. Elmendorf PD previously said they coordinated with the Game Warden and Texas Parks & Wildlife to safely locate […] La entrada ‘Kangaroo on the loose’: Police in Texas city take hopping herbivore that escap…
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