A pig, a hawk, officers: Metro Atlanta police pick up animal wrangling on the job

While on patrol, police officers run into all types of things.

Whether it’s a reckless driver, a person in need or a lost pet, there’s no emergency officers won’t respond to.

On Wednesday, police in Cobb County and in Roswell were birds of a feather when it came to helping animals in need.

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The Cobb County Police Department said three officers and a lieutenant were on the scene to help residents uncrumble a particularly stubborn cookie.

A wayward pig named Oreo ended up wandering away and Officers Long, Fortner and Anaya, plus Lt. Cronin, helped get Oreo back to home.

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Not to be outflown by their fellow police department, one Roswell Police Department officer showed his true feathers on the job later in the day.

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