Goat Herding With the CHP !!

On Sunday, Sept 18th, it was a lazy, slow news day for us. All of us here at Redheaded Blackbelt were enjoying the sunny day. A call came over the scanner and it sounded serious—a traffic hazard at Lime Avenue and Heartwood Drive in McKinleyville. Apparently five goats had escaped their yard and were running amok in the neighborhood!

Our wandering reporter Bobby Kroeker (that’s me) jumped on the story and drove over to the incident.

Arriving on scene, no goats were found. A CHP Officer was looking for the five suspects. He told us to let him know ASAP if we spotted the suspects.

As he was driving away, the shenanigans began. I came upon four of the five escapees on Heartwood Avenue, chewing on some delicious rose bushes. One of the “at large” goats had a 10 ft rope tied onto her and had become caught on a bush. I jumped out and untangled the escapee and pondered what to do with the suspected criminal and her mates… . I didn’t want to catch an “aiding and abetting” charge.

Luckily, the CHP officer happened to come back by while I, the goat whisperer, had the creatures following me down the road. (Not that I had any  idea what to do with them now that I’d found them.)

A plan was hatched by the officer on scene and myself. I was asked to help herd the four goats now “in custody.” (Avoiding an “aiding and abetting” charge in the process by agreeing to the officer’s idea).

But the plan unraveled quickly as you see in the video below.

Our reporter suggested that the suspects be put in the officer’s vehicle, which was not agreeable to the officer. The goats escaped and attacked the rose bush adding another assault charge to their already long criminal record!

A citizen reported the fifth escapee had been captured and tied to a fence. The CHP officer and our reporter with four suspects in tow headed down on foot to apprehend said goat.

On the way there, the lead goat decided to take our reporter for a jog.

CHP leading the way

Finally, the CHP and I, the goat whisperer, took the herd of goats to a fenced backyard belonging to some folks that kindly offered to hold them until animal control or the owner could come to claim them.

The goats seemed to be happy to be in a safe place.

The officer and I were definitely happy to be free of the criminals.

So ended a slow news day at Redheaded Blackbelt.

 

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carole hendricks
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carole hendricks
7 years ago

How funny! The CHP will never live that down. I bet that ram stunk to “high heaven” The goats were gorgeous though.

Julianne
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Julianne
7 years ago

This is my favorite news of the day. Goats on the run. Bobby. CHP officers. Rose bushes. Ropes. Goats on the move. Baby Goat escapes. Baby goat is found. Nobody gave up.

Love it. Thanks Kym !

Kym Kemp
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7 years ago
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Thank Bobby. He went. He shot the video and wrote the story. I just got to laugh.

Dot
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Dot
7 years ago

Well done, but some of those goats are sheep…!

sharpen your pencil
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sharpen your pencil
7 years ago

Some of those goats are rams, not sheep….. But yes, very entertaining.

joaquin hale
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joaquin hale
7 years ago

sorry but both rams and ewes are indeed sheep.

Phoenix
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Phoenix
7 years ago

Lol, that had me laughing so hard. Goats sure can be rascals with a lot of personality. Like dogs. Nice to know the officer had a break from the more intense suspects.

tm
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tm
7 years ago

Looks like a Jacob sheep in there with the goats

Silkentek
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Silkentek
7 years ago

I think only one of those animals was actually a goat lol the rest were different breeds of sheep. There was at least one Barbados sheep in there, they do not actually have wool, very short wiry coats. I dunno why the CHP wouldn’t put em in their car 😉 we have hauled our goats in the car before lol smaller car too!

Dyerville Loop is Not Alderpoint
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Dyerville Loop is Not Alderpoint
7 years ago

Humboldt…. Where the men are women and the goats and sheep are nervous.

Silkentek
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Silkentek
7 years ago

Actually the saying goes “where the men are MEN! and so are the Women… and the sheep are afraid… ” LOL

G-ma
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G-ma
7 years ago

You got to love it thou!!☆☆☆

Dan Fuller
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Dan Fuller
7 years ago

Maybe the goats (sheep?) were baaashful??!!