Missouri Cops Chase Lemur on the Loose in Springfield
A lemur on the loose led police officers in Springfield, Missouri, on a chase on Tuesday, September 12, before the animal was finally recaptured with the help of “a couple kind citizens”.
In a Facebook post, Springfield Police said that “after a short foot pursuit” they successfully caught the lemur and got it “snuggled up in a towel.”
Police said “city ordinance prohibits having wild animals” as a pet, so the lemur’s owners surrendered it to animal control.
The lemur was soon “connected to a local wildlife rescue agency,” police said, where it “will continue to be well cared for and loved!” Credit: Springfield, MO Police Department via Storyful
Video Transcript
- [INAUDIBLE]
- [INAUDIBLE]
- Maybe.
- Dang it.
- Come here. Come on. Come on. Come on. Can I grab his tail?
- I don't know. Dang it.
- Sorry, bud. Oh.
- Come here, buddy.
- We got this, Frenchie.
- I don't want to scare him.
- Come here, buddy. Come back this way.
- If we can get him to, like, the tree or something.
- Whoa, [INAUDIBLE].
- There you go. Here.
- Oh, [INAUDIBLE]. Is he nice?
- Yeah.
- 319, we got the lemur, if you want to contact the appropriate services.
