Sizzling pig pursuit caught on video: 'Albert Einswine' no match for New Jersey police
The skills of the determined Deptford Township officers were nothing less than "boar-ing" as they navigated through the city to catch the pig of the litter – appropriately named “Albert Einswine."
Pig named 'Albert Einswine' captured in New Jersey after neighborhood chase
Police officers in Deptford, New Jersey, spent Tuesday afternoon searching for a runaway pig near New Sharon.
DEPTFORD TOWNSHIP, N.J. – A sizzling pursuit occurred in a New Jersey neighborhood on Tuesday as police officers chased a runaway pig living high on the hog.
The skills of the determined Deptford Township officers were nothing less than boar-ing as they navigated through the city to catch the pig of the litter – appropriately named "Albert Einswine."
"Sometimes the jokes just write themselves," the department joked on Facebook, posting a video of the chase and apprehension.
"We're all friends here," one officer could be heard laughing uncontrollably on the video amid squeals from the 4-year-old swine. "Oh, my God!"
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Police officers in Deptford, New Jersey, spent Tuesday afternoon searching for a runaway pig near New Sharon. (Deptford Township Police Department)
Dispatchers were even heard communicating on the radio with each other, offering a more elastic leash to possibly avoid any injuries – like pulling a ham-string because the commotion was such a pig deal along Tanyard Road and Brenner Drive.
The intense pursuit kept officers on the edge of their seats as they eventually caught up with the hog – a moment that won't be forgotten anytime soon.
Police managed to corral him near the New Sharon neighborhood using "de-escalation techniques and the latest technology," officers noted.
Mr. Einswine was released on his own recognizance to his owners, police joked.