Los Alamitos Police Officer Finds Lost Turtle

The Los Alamitos Department is reaching out to anyone who may have lost a turtle in Los Alamitos or Cypress last week.

An officer headed back to the city from the Orange County jail last week noticed a commotion near Katella Avenue and Valley View Street.

"While driving back to the city, he spotted two people running down the street who were drawn to something on the sidewalk. Officer Nelson stopped and found a turtle wandering down the street and took it into protective custody since its owner was nowhere to be found," the department posted on its website. "As this was in our neighboring city near Katella Avenue and Valley View Street which is served by the Orange County Animal Care Services, it was turned over to their shelter. If you have information regarding this animal, please contact them and assist with reunification."

The turtle is still at the shelter waiting to be claimed. It's a brown soft-shelled turtle roughly 20-years-old. Click here for more information from the Orange County Animal Shelter.

Photo: Courtesy of the Los Alamitos Police Department