MIAMI - Hopping mad Florida authorities have charged a local with a string of misdemeanors after his pet kangaroo escaped and bounced around town.
Jack, the two-year-old runaway, was spotted leaping through the streets of Fort Lauderdale last Thursday, prompting people to alert the police.
"There's a kangaroo hopping around on Andrews between 13th and 16th," one caller said, according to the Sun Sentinel newspaper. "Seriously. I know you probably think I'm crazy but everyone was stopping and looking and almost hitting it and I don't want it to get hit."Body-cam footage shows the officers gingerly grabbing the animal from behind and slipping a red leash around his neck.
"We actually captured the kangaroo," one officer says as he radios in the arrest, as colleagues chuckle and pet the animal. #Kangaroo update. He’s been turned over to the custody of @MyFWC. They have him at a safe location outside Fort Lauderdale where he is under the care of veterinarians and wildlife experts. @FTLCityNews @SunSentinel @wsvn @CBSMiami @WPLGLocal10 @nbc6 pic.twitter.
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