Hey, Pop!
Here’s somethin’ ya don’t see everyday in your ol’ hometown…
Buffalo Roam Into Baltimore Suburbs
Source: AP
Tuesday, April 26, 2005PIKESVILLE, Md. �?? Police spent about two hours Tuesday morning corralling a herd of buffalo (search) that somehow got loose and wandered around an upscale residential community in suburban Baltimore, disrupting traffic and alarming homeowners.
County police used 13 police cars, members of their tactical unit and a police helicopter to herd about ten animals onto the tennis court of an apartment complex, police spokesman Shawn Vinson said.
Vinson said officers had to master the art of buffalo herding on the job.
“Somehow they figured it out, I’ve got to give a lot of credit to the creativity of our officers,” Vinson said.
Vinson said police know where the buffalo came from and the owner has been identified, but the owner’s name was not immediately available.
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/home/omar/public_html/wp-content/buffalo.jpgThe unusual drama began about 7 a.m. when residents near the intersection of Anton Farms Road and Stevenson Road reported the buffalo meandering along the road. The community is one of large, relatively newly built single family homes sitting on multiple-acre lots. Police shut down several major traffic arteries, including a section of the Baltimore Beltway (search), as a precaution as they tried to anticipate which way the buffalo would roam.
They eventually managed to maneuver the buffalo onto an enclosed tennis court at the River Oaks Apartment complex near Park Heights Ave., about a mile from where they first were spotted.
That’s bison, not buffalo. The Bull will let it slide though…
Omar, out.
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