In the pre - dawn 60 minutes of Tuesday , June 1 , all was quiet along the rolled fields between Barron , a tiny Wisconsin Ithiel Town , and Cumberland , an eventinierWisconsin town .
That repose was disrupted by a Chevrolet Cavalier speeding down the route with Barron police force officeholder in hot quest . The Salmon P. Chase lasted for about 13 naut mi before the officers caught up with their quarry — but the driver might ’ve contract away with it , if it were n’t for somemeddlingcows .
As TMJ4reports , the Cavalier came to a halt in front of a ruck of kine block its path , which gave officer enough time to close up the gap and arrest the defendant . The Barron County Sheriff ’s Departmentpostedabout the ordeal on Facebook , enjoin “ we would be remiss if we did n’t give thanks the Barron County Bovine Unit for jump into the ruffle when the fomite came into their patrol area . ”
They also clarify that “ no humans nor cattle were injured during this incident ” and identify the last result as “ Another happy ending . ” sure as shooting not for the driver , who drop the night in jail , nor for the cattle , who no doubt got a bad Nox ’s sleep and also might not appreciate being used to drum up publicity for the law .
Then again , mayhap thecowswere trying to swot up packaging for themselves : As a few Facebook commenters pointed out , June is National Dairy Month . Wisconsinites typicallymarkthe social function with farm tours , communitybreakfasts , and other issue to celebrate the area ’s cows and dairy farmers .
Whatever the case , it ’s not the first time cows have facilitate law wrangle a suspect into hands . In 2018 , a Bos taurus ruck in Florida chased a suspected elevator car thief around a grazing land until she seek refuge in a nearby bush and was contain .
In short , if you ’re fleeing constabulary and you come upon a lot of cows , do n’t assume they ’re on your side .
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