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Tennessee police release body camera footage of zebra chase
UPI News Service, 06/01/2021
Police in Tennessee released body camera footage from the 3-hour chase of a zebra that escaped from an exotic animal auction.
ADVERTISEMENT The Cookeville Police Department released body camera footage Sunday from the chase that ensued May 7 when a zebra was spotted wandering near Prescott South Middle School. I ve roped a couple horses in my day, an officer says in the footage, which shows the zebra keeping a distance from the officers and jumping a fence at one point.
Police said the chase lasted for about 3 hours before they were able to coax the animal into a trailer.
Police capture ‘agitated’ zebra that escaped from Tennessee auction
Updated May 11, 2021;
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Law enforcement officials helped capture a loose zebra in middle Tennessee after it escaped from an exotic livestock auction.
According to news outlets, Cookeville Police Department and Putnam County Sherriff’s office assisted Triple W employees capture the “agitated” zebra early Friday morning. Cookeville is about 80 miles east of Nashville.
The zebra ran onto Highway 111, but was not hurt due to the lack of traffic. Multiple methods were used to attempt to regain control of the animal. At one point, two police officers made “unsuccessful attempts” to deploy stun guns to redirect or capture the animal.
Police Taser an escaped zebra in Tennessee
“At some point, two officers of the Cookeville Police Department apparently made unsuccessful attempts to deploy issued TASER devices to redirect or capture the animal. By Istock
Story at a glance An escaped zebra challenged both a local school district and police on Friday after the animal fled a livestock auction in Tennessee.
The zebra made it to a highway, where police say light traffic helped mitigate damage and led to the animal’s capture.
The escape also prompted a local elementary school to warn parents and students on social media.
An escaped zebra challenged both a local school district and police on Friday after the animal fled a livestock auction in Tennessee.