Slow and Steady Still Gets’em

GET THE SHELL OUTTA HERE! Now I've heard everything. We've had a zebra, a monkey, snakes and last month a giraffe on the loose... but now a box turtle?! 😂 Yinz need to stop doomscrolling for five minutes and pay attention to the family. Do a darn head count. The cats have been pulling this stunt for years. Now the tortoise wants his turn in the PawBoost spotlight. 🐢🤣

Update: APB armed and determined

Do not try to apprehend. Shell-ter in place!

And the neighborhood chat went something like this…

Missing Tortoise – Neighborhood Comments

Karen:
Wait... a tortoise? How does a tortoise go missing? 😂

Mike:
Slowly.

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Linda:
What happened? Did he run away from home?

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Jason:
Word around the neighborhood is his parents were arguing, so he packed up his shell, made like a banana and split. He's back home now. Family counseling is underway. 😂

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Melody:
UPDATE: Authorities described the suspect as armed and determined and traveling at approximately 0.2 MPH. After a high-speed pursuit through three counties, State Police successfully deployed a roadblock, slowing him down enough to make the capture. 🐢🚔🤣

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Frank:
Can confirm. I got stuck behind the chase on Route 376.

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Nancy:
Was there a Shell Alert issued?

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Bill:
I'm just impressed he made it all the way to the front yard before anyone noticed.

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Susan:
Imagine being the officer taking that dispatch call.

Dispatcher: "We've got a tortoise on the loose."

Officer: "...I'll be there in about twenty minutes."

Dispatcher: "Don't rush."

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Dave:
The APB said the suspect was considered slow but determined.

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Pat:
Breaking News: Neighborhood placed on Shell-ter in Place.

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Brenda:
The cats have been running away for years. The tortoise finally decided it was his turn to be on PawBoost.

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Joe:
The rabbit declined to comment.

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Sharon:
The finder said he was "very active and mobile." That's the nicest thing anyone has ever said about a tortoise.

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Gary:
Glad he made it home. But I'm going to be laughing every time I hear the words "high-speed chase" for the rest of the week. 😂

Mary: Did they ever find that giraffe?