Police in ‘hop pursuit’ of runaway kangaroo through Texas neighbourhood

• Police in Texas pursued an escaped kangaroo after it fled from Waco Wildlife Rescue.
• Footage shared by the Waco Police Department on Tuesday, 26 May, showed officers chasing the marsupial.
• The kangaroo was safely captured after a brief pursuit, with officers restraining it by its tail.
• It was returned to the wildlife rescue without any injuries to the animal or the officers involved.
• This incident marks the second time in a year that a marsupial has escaped from the Waco Wildlife Rescue, following a previous breakout of two kangaroos in September.

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Escaped kangaroo dragged by its tail after being wrangled by police in Texas