The Brief
- Hollywood Police Department released bodycam footage of officers chasing a loose pig through the city last week.
- After “ham-pering” the animal’s escape, officers safely transported the pig in a patrol car to a local rescue farm after confirming it did not have a microchip.
- This wasn’t the only recent pig-related incident in Florida. Sarasota Police captured a “friendly” 100-pound pig wandering the streets just days earlier.
HOLLYWOOD, Fla. – Police officers in Hollywood, Florida, responded to a “pork-uliar” emergency on Tuesday, March 3, when a speedy pig was spotted running around after dark.
The backstory:
The department released bodycam footage of the “hoof pursuit,” which shows an officer sprinting after the animal. Fortunately, the officers managed to “ham-per” the pig’s escape, eventually cornering the fugitive and escorting him into the back of a patrol car.…