Cow chase? All in a day’s work for Ohio police

Funny post reflects variety of scenarios for law enforcement

Law enforcement officers must respond to a variety of scenarios. Accidents, injuries and deaths spring to mind first, right? But officers respond to the unexpected, too.

Case in point? The North Ridgeville Police Department in North Ridgeville, Ohio. Its officers had to track down and stop an escapee of the bovine variety … that’s right: a runaway cow.

The cow escaped from a trailer when the door popped open – mind you, this was a trailer attached to a truck, but the cow was unharmed, and ready for action.

Officers responded, and eventually, they were able to capture the cow, but it took some serious effort, which the officers recounted on the agency’s Facebook page.

“We go left, he goes right. We go right, he goes left. He manages to get across Root Rd with three cruisers trying to corral him before he fights a Subaru. We chase him straight into the open garage of Worcester’s. End game.

“As we’re congratulating ourselves on being cowboys, he runs out of the open back door. “Son of a .... “Back in pursuit.” The cow heads toward the highway, which could have been deadly for both the cow and other drivers. One of the officers “springs up the embankment, heads him off, and talks him out of being murdered by a semi,” the Facebook post reports.

“Long story short, we are able to corral him while driving our trusty steeds .... well, Police Interceptors, through a really nice and understanding farmer’s soybean field. (Sorry again),” the officers report.

Eventually, the owner arrives back on the scene, and the cow is successfully captured.

The post is awesome – and the best part comes at the end, when the owner shares the cow’s name with the officers: Moodini, a fitting name for the bovine escapee.

In the end, the officers noted, “Nothing is hurt, cars, cows, or people, and the citizens can once again sleep peacefully knowing they will not be trampled to death by a cow while checking their mail. All in a days work. Rest easy citizens. Rest easy.”

It’s a fabulously entertaining read, but it’s also a reminder that law enforcement officers tackle a wide variety of situations. We see it here in Yuma too, and the Yuma Police Department has done a terrific job of sharing insight into what the department sees with its weekly recap, published on Sundays in the Sun.

Whether it’s chasing down a cow or working a serious crime scene, officers have to be prepared for literally anything that can come their way. To our local law enforcement officers, thanks for all you do! Unsigned editorials represent the viewpoint of this newspaper rather than an individual. Columns and letters to the editor represent the viewpoints of the persons writing them and do not necessarily represent the views of the Yuma Sun.