LAMORINDA, CA — A runaway suspect turned Camino Pablo into an escape route recently, prompting Orinda police officers to launch a search for the slow-moving fugitive.
The large tortoise police were searching for slipped away from home without alerting family and began making way through Orinda.
Officers said they searched the area and eventually spotted the wandering reptile on Camino Pablo.
Police safely collected and returned the tortoise home, ending a getaway that lacked speed but still managed to draw a police response.
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