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Police pursue pesky porker on Vancouver Island

‘This was allegedly not the pig’s first escape’
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Police pursued a pesky porker Monday afternoon. (Submitted)

North Cowichan/Duncan RCMP saved the bacon of a roaming pig on Monday evening.

The porker had been hogging Bench Road and posing a hazard to traffic.

“This was allegedly not the pig’s first escape offence,” said a news release issued by North Cowichan/Duncan RCMP spokesperson Cpl. Cari Lougheed.

She said Const. Fabbi and Const. Adams attended the scene and were able to round up the pig and return him home without incident.

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Sarah Simpson

About the Author: Sarah Simpson

I started my time with simplymastery as an intern, before joining the Citizen in the summer of 2004.
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