Loose pig leads officers in Stamford on 45 minute chase

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Thursday, April 23, 2020
Pig leads officers in CT on 45 min chase
They eventually trapped the pig with a garbage can.

STAMFORD, Connecticut (WABC) -- Connecticut police officers struggled to bring home the bacon.

A runaway pig led police on a wild goose chase in Stamford.

It managed to evade capture for more than 45 minutes, leading officers in circles.

They even had it surrounded at one point, and it managed to slip through and getaway!

Eventually, officers got creative and used a garbage can to trap the little piggy.

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