BRIMFIELD – A flightless bird who flew the coop three days ago was captured by police and returned to its owner.
The fugitive emu was spotted on Dunhamtown Brimfield Road Sunday. Police Officer Curtis Sampson and Animal Control Officer Krystine O’Connor responded and were joined by Officer Ryan Olszta, who was off duty but joined in the chase, police said in a Facebook post.
After a short search for the emu on the lam, Olszta managed to track the bird into the woods and apprehend it with the help of his two colleagues, police said.
“Officer Olszta was able to tackle the emu and hold it on the ground before wrapping it into an ‘emu burrito’ to safely get it out of the woods,” police said.
Emus are the second-largest bird and are native to Australia but are sometimes farmed for meat and oil in New England. They can grow to over six feet tall, run 30 mph and have powerful legs and three-toed claws that can deliver a deadly kick.
It turns out Olszta and O’Connor are experienced emu hunters. Over the past few years they and other officers have had to track down and capture four different runaway birds, including one that tried to speed down the Massachusetts Turnpike, police said.
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