Westchester County police handled an unusual situation when an escaped alpaca strolled onto the streets of Mount Kisco. The incident began when authorities received a 911 call about the wandering animal around 10 a.m. Officers quickly tracked down the alpaca, which had escaped from a trailer near a local hotel. Once safely rounded up and returned to its owner, police humorously speculated about the possible impact on a child's birthday party. This unexpected scenario underscores not only the variety of emergency calls police receive but also the gentleness of alpacas, which are favored in petting zoos.
We get all kinds of interesting 911 calls. Turns out it was actually an alpaca that was on the lam but still a pretty good initial description.
We're taking a guess here, but we think somewhere there's a kid's birthday party that went on just as planned.
Alpacas are herd animals that are indigenous to the Andes Mountains in South America, and can be popular at petting zoos and children's parties.
They don't typically cruise the Big Apple suburbs.
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