NEW YORK (WABC) -- A coyote on the loose in Manhattan this weekend created quite a spectacle.
The animal was first spotted roaming the streets of Harlem late Saturday night.
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It headed south, and police picked up the trail in Midtown.
Eventually, officers cornered the critter on Pier 59 in Chelsea at 8 a.m. Sunday.
The coyote was shot with a tranquilizer and taken to a Brooklyn shelter.
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Animal Care Centers of NYC in Brooklyn said the coyote is back in the wild in a more "appropriate habitat."
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