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Unicorn Wrangled in Fairy Tale Ending to Pursuit (Police Hunt for it for Three Hours)
NBC Los Angeles ^ | Feb 25, 2016 | Kelly Goff

Posted on 02/26/2016 1:20:36 PM PST by nickcarraway

Tatum Boos, 5, gave Juliette a "timeout" after the horse was returned to its Central California stable

Drivers in the Central California town of Madera got quite a surprise Wednesday night as a unicorn darted through traffic.

Well, not really a unicorn, but a white pony dressed up like one for a child's birthday party. The pony bolted away from one of the party-goers around 5:30 p.m. and was reported by several drivers on different highways, according to California Highway Patrol.

"The calls were coming in as a unicorn running around," said CHP Officer Josh McConnell.

It was the second time the headstrong pony had escaped that day, according to CHP. Worrying that the nearly 500-pound pony would cause a collision that could result in injuries, CHP used a helicopter to track down the wayward animal.

"She was kind of running amok in some orchards with some white blooms," said Sandra Boos, whose family owns the horse named Juliette. "So, she kind of blended in with the scenery. "She turned out to be stealthier than we would have imagined."

Juliette, who belongs to 5-year-old Tatum Boos, was finally found in an orchard, wrangled back into custody and returned to her Madera County stable in a fairy-tale ending. "I was afraid," Tatum said. "She got in a timeout because she was being a bad pony."

The somewhat mythical pursuit came to an end when Renee Pardy and her horse, an equine friend of Juliette's, came to the rescue.

"They'd met before, and I just kind of walked off with my horse and she followed," Pardy told KSEE-TV.

Boos said authorities provided some comedy relief during the tense situation by putting out a report that the unicorn was in custody.

"I laughed and I cried," Boos said.


TOPICS: Local News; Pets/Animals
KEYWORDS: police; ponmy; unicorn

Video at site.

1 posted on 02/26/2016 1:20:36 PM PST by nickcarraway
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To: nickcarraway

it takes the nice policemen 3 hours to find a unicorn running out in the public view

remember that when answering any commie gun-grabber types


2 posted on 02/26/2016 1:29:10 PM PST by faithhopecharity ("Politicians are not born, they're excreted." Marcus Tullius Cicero (106 -- 43 BCE))
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To: nickcarraway

I can just imagine two cops sitting in a cruiser somewhere eating their lunch or gossiping when along comes the unicorn, trotting right past them. Without missing a beat, one turns to the other and says, deadpan, “now that’s something you don’t see every day”.

LOL

CC


3 posted on 02/26/2016 1:31:24 PM PST by Celtic Conservative (CC: purveyor of cryptic, snarky posts since December, 2000..)
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To: faithhopecharity

To be fair, it took the police 3 hours to *catch* a white pony dressed as a unicorn. They had eyes on it pretty much the whole time, including from a helicopter. Even small ponies can easily outrun the average donut-fortified LEO, though.


4 posted on 02/26/2016 1:32:45 PM PST by Little Pig
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To: Celtic Conservative

P.S. I would just LOVE to have a copy of the police dispatchers radio traffic for this.

CC


5 posted on 02/26/2016 1:33:22 PM PST by Celtic Conservative (CC: purveyor of cryptic, snarky posts since December, 2000..)
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To: Celtic Conservative

‘You sure this is coffee?’


6 posted on 02/26/2016 1:34:44 PM PST by nickcarraway
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To: Little Pig

A pony should be easier to catch than a unicorn, since they don’t have magic powers. Unless they had little girls aiding and abetting.


7 posted on 02/26/2016 1:35:49 PM PST by nickcarraway
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To: Little Pig

yes, those donuts are very fortifying. (even if my MD/Quack doesn’t agree, ha!)


8 posted on 02/26/2016 1:36:16 PM PST by faithhopecharity ("Politicians are not born, they're excreted." Marcus Tullius Cicero (106 -- 43 BCE))
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To: nickcarraway

“You sure this is coffee?”

LMAO!

CC


9 posted on 02/26/2016 1:38:18 PM PST by Celtic Conservative (CC: purveyor of cryptic, snarky posts since December, 2000..)
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To: nickcarraway

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5bnFAfkmnXk

More video of the birthday child.


10 posted on 02/26/2016 1:39:49 PM PST by MrEdd (Heck? Geewhiz Cripes, thats the place where people who don't believe in Gosh think they aint going.)
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To: nickcarraway; stylecouncilor

Too funny.


11 posted on 02/26/2016 1:47:34 PM PST by windcliff
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To: nickcarraway

Mythical Lives Matter!


12 posted on 02/26/2016 1:51:05 PM PST by Argus
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The unicorn captured:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Viy-cn0SiY


13 posted on 02/26/2016 1:57:08 PM PST by Rio (Proud resident of the State of Jefferson)
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To: Little Pig
Even small ponies can easily outrun the average donut-fortified LEO, though.

The animal control guy too. Even a world class triathlete would have trouble trying to corral that little guy.

14 posted on 02/26/2016 2:11:15 PM PST by JimRed (Is it 1776 yet? TERM LIMITS, now and forever! Build the Wall, NOW!)
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To: Rio

Cute!


15 posted on 02/26/2016 2:37:22 PM PST by Rusty0604 (oh the stories I could tell. but I really don't think scalia's death is suspiciou.)
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To: Celtic Conservative

Or two drunks, might cause them to give up the sauce!


16 posted on 02/26/2016 2:38:38 PM PST by Rusty0604 (oh the stories I could tell. but I really don't think scalia's death is suspiciou.)
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To: nickcarraway
'Better phone it in, Joe.'

'Right. I'll let dispatch know we just saw a white unicorn go galloping by.'

[long pause]

'Right. I didn't see it either.'

17 posted on 02/26/2016 3:11:25 PM PST by Ken H
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To: MrEdd

Mister Ed gets the last word when it comes to horses (and unicorns) ;-)


18 posted on 02/26/2016 3:48:36 PM PST by Mr Radical
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To: JimRed

Ponies can be a real PITA.I know this from personal experience.


19 posted on 02/26/2016 4:02:11 PM PST by Farmer Dean (168 grains of instant conflict resolution)
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To: nickcarraway

Sounds like a job for STFU (Special Task Force Unicorn) and the MCB (Monster Control Bureau). Google it.


20 posted on 02/27/2016 2:02:27 PM PST by PLMerite (The Revolution...will not be kind.)
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