For the second time in five days, law enforcement officers on Friday tracked down a runaway emu on the streets of the Front Range.
This time it was animal control officers with the Weld County Sheriff’s Office who wrangled one of the giant birds that had gotten loose near Camfield. A resident helped an animal control officer find the emu, which was ultimately captured with a horse rope on private property.
The emu, believed to be someone’s pet, was taken to a safe spot while animal control waited to hear from the owner. In an update Friday evening, the sheriff's office announced that the owner had been found.
Four days and roughly 60 miles separated the Weld County incident from another emu escape in Lakewood. Animal control officers there found an emu near the intersection of Colfax Avenue and Quail Street on Monday and were able to get the bird back home safe and sound – but not without their challenges.
RTD shared body-worn camera video of the emu pursuit in that incident that you can watch below: