Video: Florida police 'ham-per' escape of speedy pig after hilarious 'hoof pursuit'

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Florida police nab runaway pig

The Hollywood Police Department released bodycam footage showing a "hoof pursuit" as an officer ran after a speedy pig last week.

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.

The pig was checked for a chip and then taken to a local rescue farm, police said.

READ: 100-pound pot-bellied pig found roaming in downtown Sarasota: police

This wasn't the only pig-related patrol in the Sunshine State. Coincidentally, police in Sarasota, posted just a few days earlier on February 27 that they found a "friendly and cooperative" 100-pound pig roaming their city after nightfall and were looking for its owner.

The Source: Information for this story was collected from Storyful and the Hollywood Police Department.

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