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Runaway Pig Albert Einswine Leads New Jersey Police on Wild Chase

The 4-year-old pig evaded officers for about half an hour, leading them on a quarter-mile chase before being apprehended and returned to its owner.

  • Albert Einswine, a 4-year-old pig, escaped from a farm in Deptford Township, New Jersey, leading police on a chase for about half an hour.
  • Officers reportedly used 'de-escalation techniques and the latest technology' to apprehend the pig, which was faster than it appeared.
  • The chase, which was caught on video, involved the pig leading the officers for a quarter mile before being captured.
  • Detective Sgt. Bob Jones noted that the pig did not listen to their commands and that their academy training went 'right out the window'.
  • Albert Einswine was eventually returned to his owner.
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