Loose pet kangaroo keeps police hopping — again — in a Colorado town

Chasing a loose kangaroo is getting to be part of the job for police in a southwestern Colorado town Irwin the pet kangaroo wasn t demanding to nab when he got loose last fall in Durango Colorado Still quite young at the time he leapt into a bag similar to a mother kangaroo s pouch On Monday Irwin got loose again A police caller was worried he might get hit by a car This time Irwin had grown too big for a bag That technique wasn t going to work The officers were debating whether they needed to lasso it or what the plan was police Cmdr Nick Stasi noted Tuesday Officer Shane Garrison described by Stasi as a farm boy with animal-handling experience figured it out after following Irwin down an alley and into a backyard Irwin was still small enough about as big as a medium-sized dog for Garrison to corner him near a house sneak up close and grab him He carried the kangaroo to a police truck s back seat and shut the door as seen in a different officer s body camera video Kangaroos are among the rare but legal animals to keep in Colorado Irwin was taken home to his family in downtown Durango a tourism hub of residents that is known for mountain tours on a narrow-gauge train Stasi wasn t sure how Irwin got out but this -year-old pet will get only harder to catch By age or kangaroos can grow taller than greater part men and weigh pounds kilograms They can hop much faster than a person runs and deliver a powerful kick We want all pet owners to be responsible with their pet how they keep it and keep it safe announced Stasi Source