Police officers capture ‘colossal’ tortoise roaming through Ohio city

Police officers in an Ohio city captured a ‘colossal’ tortoise that was roaming around on Thursday.

On Thursday night, North Canton Police Department Officers were dispatched to Church and Donner Ave on reports of a loose tortoise that was roaming through yards and into the roadway.

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Officers arrived and discovered a giant turtle that the department said was “clearly out of place.”

A responding officer, Officer Lewis, put on gloves and safely captured the turtle before temporarily detaining it at the Community Gardens…

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