Crime & Safety
Goat With A Mission Outsmarts Police In Gwinnett
Police in Gwinnett County said they are searching for a goat that was seen trotting "like it had somewhere very important to be."
DULUTH, GA — It is not a manhunt; it's a "goathunt."
A goat with "unfinished business in Duluth" had police searching for the four-legged suspect.
Duluth Police said a goat was on the run Tuesday in the Gwinnett County town. It is seemingly the same goat that was recently seen in Suwanee, police said.
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Witnesses called police several times and sent social media messages after sighting the goat at Peachtree Industrial Boulevard. Police said it was trotting "like it had somewhere very important to be."
Officers tried to capture the animal, but as it neared Albion Farm Road, police said the goat hopped a few fences and disappeared into backyards.
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Gwinnett County Animal Control is overseeing the case. Police asked anyone who may have spotted the mischievous goat to call Animal Control, (770) 339-3200, or Duluth Police, (770) 476-4151.
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