A 250-pound tortoise was rescued by police after being spotted by the side of the road.
The animal was picked up – literally – by California Highway Patrol (CHP) officers in Santa Ynez after being spotted by a member of the public.
On July 14, 2019, at approximately 5:50 pm, officers from the Buellton Area received a call of a large tortoise located…
Posted by CHP – Buellton on Sunday, July 14, 2019
The tortoise was taken in by animal rescue while CHP worked to locate its owners – who were reunited with their pet a couple of hours later.
One joked: “Hope he wasn’t cited for speeding.”
