In southwestern Colorado, officers find themselves in a highly unusual pursuit—chasing down a kangaroo named Irwin who escaped and went bouncing through town. Caught during On Patrol: Live, it’s the kind of call you only get once in a career.
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00:00This one is going to take us to Durango, Colorado, where this past September, police there got a very unexpected 911 call concerning a young runaway.
00:11How can I help you?
00:13Hi, so I know this is going to sound completely insane, but there is like a baby kangaroo with a diaper on, like wandering around Main Street.
00:23A baby kangaroo?
00:25Yeah, I know I sound insane. This is not a prank call.
00:27Like, there seriously is like a small, like, two-foot kangaroo, like, hopping around with a diaper on.
00:34Okay.
00:35I think it would be better if I just used my hand, Sid.
00:37Officers with the Durango PD in Colorado are now attempting to capture this young wayward marsupial normally found in Australia.
00:45Should I use my hands or this?
00:47All right.
00:49Thing's going to kick me.
00:51You see the claws on it?
00:53And yes, it's wearing a diaper.
00:55Uh, it's gone.
00:57Yeah, it's gone, but that's not the last these officers will see of this jumping joey.
01:03Let's jump forward now to May 19th, just a few weeks ago, when the Durango officers get a call about, you guessed it.
01:10Hi, buddy.
01:11That same kangaroo.
01:13It's not the same size anymore, man. That was, like, a year ago.
01:15That's crazy.
01:16Not only is he much bigger now, he's also no longer wearing a diaper, which means that this kangaroo is apparently now toilet-trained.
01:23Hi, bud.
01:25Come here.
01:26They have the kangaroo surrounded under the carport.
01:29Come here, buddy.
01:30Come here.
01:32Come here, buddy.
01:33He's coming toward you.
01:34Hi, buddy.
01:35Come here.
01:37And he takes off.
01:38Oh, my gosh.
01:39There's feet pouncing.
01:41The officers come up with a plan to turn one of their vests into a makeshift pouch, hoping that this kangaroo's instincts will kick in and he'll climb inside.
01:50Come on, man.
01:50Get the pouch.
01:51Because once we grab this thing, it's going to fight with us.
01:54Again, he takes off.
01:56Please don't be open.
01:57Please don't be open.
01:58The officers are now in a hot pursuit of the kangaroo.
02:02There's a fence that he can jump over.
02:04It's, like, waist high.
02:05They now have the kangaroo cornered.
02:06Hey, buddy.
02:07Come here.
02:08Come here.
02:08Come here.
02:09It's okay.
02:10Come here.
02:11The officers within arm's reach of the kangaroo.
02:14Hey.
02:15Come here.
02:16Hi.
02:18Oh, hi.
02:19Come here.
02:20I can't let you go, okay?
02:21And again, he takes off.
02:23I just don't have a rope or anything to, like, tie his feet.
02:26Irwin, don't jump over.
02:28Hey, Irwin.
02:30Irwin is the name of this kangaroo, named after another Australian export, crocodile hunter Steve Irwin.
02:36Irwin.
02:37I'm just kind of worried about that tail, too.
02:39Again, Irwin refuses to comply with the officer's commands.
02:42Come here.
02:43At this point, they probably need to come up with a new plan.
02:46I might just try and grab it the next time I can get close, and I'll just bear hug it.
02:51Irwin.
02:52Come here.
02:53Come here.
02:54The officer leans down.
02:56Irwin.
02:57Hey, come here.
03:00Come here.
03:00It's okay.
03:02Reaches out and captures the kangaroo.
03:05You got him?
03:06You don't have his legs or anything?
03:09Maybe.
03:10I don't know.
03:11Irwin is now in custody.
03:14We have the kangaroo detained.
03:15And the kangaroo is led to a waiting patrol car.
03:19Hey, open the door.
03:20Negative.
03:21Yeah, open the door.
03:22Is that cool with you, huh?
03:33Uh-huh.
03:34Yeah.
03:34High five.
03:34Do you want to jump on it or what?
03:36I can jump on it.
03:37I can jump on it, please.
03:40Irwin was brought to the Humane Society, where his owners picked him up later that day.
03:44And in case you're wondering, in Colorado, perfectly legal to own a kangaroo.
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