Man who fled police with tiger arrested after high-speed pursuit
Man with tiger arrested after high-speed chase with police
Replay Video UP NEXT When Maria Torres and her sister-in-law got an emergency notification on the Nextdoor app Sunday night, they had to do a double-take. It said a tiger was on the loose in a nearby Houston neighborhood. Instead of staying in the house with their doors locked, the two women went on an impromptu safari. We got in the car and went to check it out, Torres told ABC News on Monday. When they reached Ivy Wall Drive in west Houston, they could barely believe their eyes. Torres took out her cell phone and started recording several people confronting a striped Bengal tiger, including an off-duty law enforcement officer backpedaling with his gun aimed at the big cat.
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(HOUSTON) When Maria Torres and her sister-in-law got an emergency notification on the Nextdoor app Sunday night, they had to do a double-take: it said a tiger was on the loose on a nearby Houston neighborhood.
Instead of staying in the house with their doors locked, the two women went on an impromptu safari. We got in the car and went to check it out, Torres told ABC News on Monday.
When they reached Ivy Wall Drive in west Houston, they could barely believe their eyes. Torres took out her cell phone and started recording several people confronting a striped Bengal tiger, including an off-duty law enforcement officer back-peddling with his gun aimed at big cat.
First Posted: May 10, 2021 11:11 PM EDT
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The Houston Police Department said that a tiger was seen roaming around a Houston neighborhood on Sunday.
Neighbors and passersby had also seen the tiger and they were terrified. The animal was reported to be wearing a collar and walking outside of a home.
An off-duty officer encountered the tiger. The encounter was recorded on video by a neighbor. The sheriff s deputy was seen pointing a gun at the tiger as the animal slowly walks toward him, NBC News reported.
The tiger s owner then went out and said not to shoot the animal. He then took the animal inside the home. One neighbor said that the owner came up to the tiger and leaned down to kiss the tiger. The tiger owner then took the animal by the collar, according to a KPRC 2 News report.
Man who fled police with tiger arrested after high-speed pursuit
Man with tiger arrested after high-speed chase with police
Replay Video UP NEXT When Maria Torres and her sister-in-law got an emergency notification on the Nextdoor app Sunday night, they had to do a double-take. It said a tiger was on the loose in a nearby Houston neighborhood. Instead of staying in the house with their doors locked, the two women went on an impromptu safari. We got in the car and went to check it out, Torres told ABC News on Monday. When they reached Ivy Wall Drive in west Houston, they could barely believe their eyes. Torres took out her cell phone and started recording several people confronting a striped Bengal tiger, including an off-duty law enforcement officer backpedaling with his gun aimed at the big cat.
Owner of Houston tiger arrested after ditching police in high-speed pursuit
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Man with tiger arrested after high-speed chase with police
Victor Hugo Cuevas, 26, was taken into custody by Houston police after allegedly fleeing the scene with a Bengal tiger on Sunday night. Law enforcement is still searching for the escaped tiger. Maria Torres
When Maria Torres and her sister-in-law got an emergency notification on the Nextdoor app Sunday night, they had to do a double-take. It said a tiger was on the loose in a nearby Houston neighborhood.
Instead of staying in the house with their doors locked, the two women went on an impromptu safari.