Miss. police use Taser, handcuffs on wayward emu

Sep. 21, 2009

Officers had to use a stun gun and handcuffs to capture an emu running loose on Interstate 20 in central Mississippi on Sunday. Police Officer Kiley Culpepper told WLBT-TV in Jackson that motorists had been calling 911 since Friday to report sightings of two...

Handcuffs, Taser used to catch emu

FOREST, Miss., Sept. 22 (UPI) -- Authorities in Mississippi said they had to handcuff an emu and shock it with a Taser to remove the ostrich-like flightless bird from a roadway.

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Miss. police use Taser, handcuffs on wayward emu

Handcuffs, Taser used to catch emu