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Pigs on road in Cannock cause tailbacks | Pigs on road in Cannock cause tailbacks |
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A family of pigs caused long loins of traffic when they hogged a main road. | A family of pigs caused long loins of traffic when they hogged a main road. |
The mother and piglets trottered out of their enclosure in Staffordshire at about 22:30 GMT on Thursday | The mother and piglets trottered out of their enclosure in Staffordshire at about 22:30 GMT on Thursday |
Police went to the scene in Heath Hayes, Cannock, and closed the road while they set about crackling the case. | Police went to the scene in Heath Hayes, Cannock, and closed the road while they set about crackling the case. |
But before officers could grill any suspects, the pigs returned to a field. Ch Insp Sam Rollinson said: "It's not something you deal with every day." | But before officers could grill any suspects, the pigs returned to a field. Ch Insp Sam Rollinson said: "It's not something you deal with every day." |
"If they hadn't gone into field, how we would have corralled them would have been interesting one," he said. | "If they hadn't gone into field, how we would have corralled them would have been interesting one," he said. |
'Turn snout' | 'Turn snout' |
Special Ch Insp Rollinson said officers had been working in nearby Norton Canes when they received a number of calls reporting the problematic porkers. | |
Hednesford Road, near Five Ways Island, was completely blocked when they arrived, he said. | Hednesford Road, near Five Ways Island, was completely blocked when they arrived, he said. |
"Because of the time, it was people who had finished work late, shift changes, people were trying to go around them and I think they were quite frightened," he said. | "Because of the time, it was people who had finished work late, shift changes, people were trying to go around them and I think they were quite frightened," he said. |
"Once the road was closed, and they realised there was no traffic, they decided to turn snout and head off the road, under a gate and into a field. | "Once the road was closed, and they realised there was no traffic, they decided to turn snout and head off the road, under a gate and into a field. |
"It looked like they knew where they were going and it was a short-lived bid for freedom. | "It looked like they knew where they were going and it was a short-lived bid for freedom. |
"There were a few cheers from the public once the road was cleared." | "There were a few cheers from the public once the road was cleared." |
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