Crime & Safety
'Porky The Pig' Captured In Lower Bucks County
The slippery swine became a social media sensation, eluding Bensalem Police out in the wild for more than a month.
BENSALEM TOWNSHIP, PA —For more than a month, "Porky the Pig" was on the lam.
The Bensalem Township Police Department catches criminals daily but they had trouble capturing this suspect —a slippery swine.
"Porky the Pig" became a hit on social media, showing up on several Bensalem Facebook pages, a hero to some who hoped he could keep finding a way to elude police, who also joined in on the fun.
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"We have been going hog-wild trying to capture this little porker for the past few weeks," Bensalem Police said about a month ago when first announcing how they were having trouble finding the pig. "His elusiveness has gone viral, and residents even say they feed him."
But Porky's days of being a fugitive are now over.
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The Bensalem Township Police Department announced that “Porky” the Pig was captured Tuesday afternoon in the area of Newport Mews Drive.
Police said he was caught in a special trap that was provided by K911 Lost Dog Search, Inc.-TEAM RUBY.
He will be taken to Ross Mill Pig Farm in Jamison.
Police said the non-profit group that is associated with the Pig Placement Network. He will be treated by a veterinarian and put up for adoption.
Bensalem Police Department thanked everyone who provided updates on “Porky’s” location.
“Porky” was charged with fleeing and eluding police, the police department said tongue in cheek.
Bensalem has a history of animals giving police and residents something to talk about.
There was Ben the Turkey who ran around the township for years and Edith the Bald Eagle.
For a while, this bird roamed Bristol Road for months on end, becoming so popular that the township erected a "Ben Turkey Crossing" sign in 2021 with Mayor Joseph DiGirolamo posing in front of it.
Ben captured the town's hearts and township officials tried to do their best to protect the traffic-stopping bird who roamed around the Wawa at the intersection of Galloway Road.
Edith was injured after being struck by a vehicle in September 2003.
Edith had been under the care of the Aark Wildlife and Rehabilitation Center in Chalfont and then was released back in Bensalem.
(Bensalem Township Police Department)
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