Police use riot shields to help recapture runaway Wiltshire goat
Escapee was seen chasing a woman around Upper Seagry and trying to eat fruit on a festive wreathAn escaped goat which went on a rampage in a Wiltshire village was safely lassoed by police carrying riot shields. The runaway ruminant mammal was trotting around Upper Seagry, near Chippenham, and was...
<p>Escapee was seen chasing a woman around Upper Seagry and trying to eat fruit on a festive wreath</p><p>An escaped goat which went on a rampage in a Wiltshire village was safely lassoed by police carrying riot shields.<br><br>
The runaway ruminant mammal was trotting around Upper Seagry, near Chippenham, and was seen chasing a woman around the village and trying to eat oranges from a Christmas wreath, an eyewitness told the BBC.<br><br>
Wiltshire police used riot shields and a lasso to round the animal up before it was safely returned to its owner on Thursday morning.<br><br>
The goat also attempted to munch on safety equipment from the back of the officer’s car.<br><br>
“Apparently it’s not very nice,” one of the officers can be heard saying on body-worn camera footage.<br><br>
The officer added: “We’ve got it on a tow line, we’ve got some [riot] shields because he’s trying to butt my head.”<br><br>
The animal briefly slipped the lasso before being re-captured and taken home.<br><br>
A Wiltshire police spokesperson said: “PC Ferris and PC Miller, from Chippenham Response, swiftly responded, controlled the situation and returned the goat to his owner.”<br><br>
In October, an attempt to retrieve a stranded goat at the bottom of a bridge arch led to an emergency call-out in Cumbria to rescue someone attempting to save the animal.<br><br>
Three fire crews and police were sent to Longtown Bridge in Carlisle after reports someone had gone into the water while trying to reach the animal.<br><br>
They had managed to extricate themselves but to “prevent a repeat incident”, fire officers were sent to retrieve the animal, Longtown fire station said.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/dec/20/police-use-riot-shields-to-help-recapture-runaway-wiltshire-goat">Continue reading...</a>
The runaway ruminant mammal was trotting around Upper Seagry, near Chippenham, and was seen chasing a woman around the village and trying to eat oranges from a Christmas wreath, an eyewitness told the BBC.<br><br>
Wiltshire police used riot shields and a lasso to round the animal up before it was safely returned to its owner on Thursday morning.<br><br>
The goat also attempted to munch on safety equipment from the back of the officer’s car.<br><br>
“Apparently it’s not very nice,” one of the officers can be heard saying on body-worn camera footage.<br><br>
The officer added: “We’ve got it on a tow line, we’ve got some [riot] shields because he’s trying to butt my head.”<br><br>
The animal briefly slipped the lasso before being re-captured and taken home.<br><br>
A Wiltshire police spokesperson said: “PC Ferris and PC Miller, from Chippenham Response, swiftly responded, controlled the situation and returned the goat to his owner.”<br><br>
In October, an attempt to retrieve a stranded goat at the bottom of a bridge arch led to an emergency call-out in Cumbria to rescue someone attempting to save the animal.<br><br>
Three fire crews and police were sent to Longtown Bridge in Carlisle after reports someone had gone into the water while trying to reach the animal.<br><br>
They had managed to extricate themselves but to “prevent a repeat incident”, fire officers were sent to retrieve the animal, Longtown fire station said.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/dec/20/police-use-riot-shields-to-help-recapture-runaway-wiltshire-goat">Continue reading...</a>
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