Loose South Jersey ram caught by police: ‘It had some serious hops’
The rogue sheep had become the talk of the town among Mount Laurel residents, who have been sharing the ram’s location on social media.
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Earlier this week, a horse was caught after galloping down I-95 in Philadelphia. Thursday it was a loose ram roaming around Mount Laurel.
After it had been wandering for several days, police in the Burlington County town finally captured the rogue sheep that had become the talk of residents, who had been diligently sharing sightings of the ram’s location on social media.
Police officers and members of the town’s public works teamed up Friday morning to chase down the horned fluff ball, who was taken into custody in the backyard of a house on Horseshoe Drive. No injuries — human or sheep — were reported.
“We spent a good amount of time chasing it around,” said Mount Laurel Police Officer Kyle Gardner. “It had some serious hops.”
Gardner said the ram was returned to its owner, who was not identified.
As for the horse on I-95, it escaped from Strawberry Mansion nonprofit Fletcher Street Urban Riding Club on Tuesday morning and pranced its way onto I-676 and then I-95 before being taken into custody by police later that morning.
“It appears the stable may have been broken into and the horse may have been intentionally released after closing hours,” the riding club said in a statement.