PERU, Ill. A wallaroo broke free from its owner and led police on a wild chase near Peru, Illinois.
The wallaroo which is smaller than a kangaroo but larger than a wallaby was spotted hopping through neighborhoods Wednesday afternoon. About 1:15 this afternoon our 911 center started getting a lot of 911 calls from people that were literally reporting a kangaroo running down U.S. Route 6 in traffic, Peru Police Chief Douglas Bernabei said.
RAW VIDEO: Wallaroo hops through Illinois neighborhood
An ABC7 viewer shared this video of the wallaroo hopping through LaSalle County residents yards.
Police, firefighters and neighbors tried their best to catch up with the wallaroo, which they learned later was named Wally.
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