Well that's a relief!
I've just found out that residents of southwestern Connecticut can rest in peace as that dangerous outlaw has finally been captured:
Saugatuck Sheep Finally Captured
Last Thursday, a female sheep that has eluded capture for almost a year was caught by Westport Animal Control, assisted by Bridgeport's Beardsley Zoo.
The female sheep (also called a ewe) spent the past year wandering around the Treadwell Avenue area in Saugatuck, causing a disturbance in the neighborhood by wandering onto people's property and leaving droppings on their lawns.
She was found on Echo Lane and was brought to Westport Animal Control, where she spent the night.
Part of the ewe's notoriety was her size. "This sheep was the biggest sheep I've ever seen. I would estimate that it was about 200 pounds," said Lt. Thomas Casimiro of the Westport Police Department.
Ewes normally weigh between 100 and 225 pounds. That should give some idea of how large this female was at 200 pounds.
While many of the residents on the street knew of the sheep's existence, few ever saw it.
"We tried a few times to catch the sheep, but it kept getting away. It was hard to catch it because we were trying hard not to hurt it. That's when we tried to get the zoo involved," Casimiro said.
The other reason for the sheep's notoriety was that no one knew where the sheep came from.
"We don't know where the sheep came from," Casimiro said. "We don't know if it got loose from Stew Leonard's, or if it escaped from a truck on I-95." The only identification the sheep had was a blue tag in its right ear.
Dangerous times we live in... dangerous times. Thankfully that ewe is off the streets and we can all live in peace again. Oh, and God Bless the Westport Police Department - Connecticut's Finest! - for their year-long pursuit of that desperado!
I wonder how much wool (fleece) you can get from a 200 pound sheep?
