Escaped kangaroo confuses residents and police in Lufkin

LUFKIN, Texas – Lufkin police pursued an unlikely suspect last week: a kangaroo.

Police received a call from a resident who observed a kangaroo hopping down a residential street.

Dashcam video from responding officers shows the kangaroo jumping in front of a police car and bounding down a nearby driveway.

You can watch the video in the player at the top of this story.

The caller’s wife jokingly mistook the animal for a dog on the street.

“Does it look like it might belong there?” a confused-sounding operator can be heard asking.

According to police, the kangaroo escaped through an open gate on Fuller Springs Drive in Lufkin. It was later safely returned to its owner.