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‘Things are getting a little weird.’ Police find goat at abandoned Coast bank ahead of Ida

Moss Point police found a runaway goat on Sunday as Hurricane Ida approached.
Moss Point police found a runaway goat on Sunday as Hurricane Ida approached.

“Things are getting a little weird!”

That was the message the Moss Point Police Department had for the owner of a stray goat on Sunday as Hurricane Ida neared landfall.

Police started the day Sunday trying to find the owner of a goat and dog standing under a bank drive-thru. They posted a photo on Facebook and asked the public for help.

“If you relocated your goat to the abandoned bank on Kreole Avenue for safe shelter, please come back for it,” the post said.

A gray Nissan truck was parked next to the animals and police warned the owner of possible damage.

The “goat is eating your bumper. Please come move your vehicle.”

Police said the stray goat was rescued about 1 p.m. The animal had escaped and ran away from its owner.

Gerard Albert III
The Sun News
Gerard Albert III writes about crime, courts and police for The Sun News in Myrtle Beach. Albert was editor-in-chief at Florida International University’s student newspaper. He also covered Miami-Dade and Broward County for WLRN, South Florida’s NPR station.He is an award-winning journalist who has reported throughout South Florida and New York City. Hablo espanol.
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