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'Hoofin' it' | Cows escape from farm, stroll Indiana highway; Off-duty detective, firefighters corralled them

All the cows were successfully rounded up, thanks to an off-duty officer, volunteer firefighters and some onlookers.

LAPORTE, Ind. — It was a "mooving" challenge for an off-duty police officer in Indiana after a herd of about 75 Holstein calves barreled down an Indiana highway after escaping a nearby farm. 

The South Bend Tribune reported that all the cows were successfully rounded up, thanks to an off-duty officer who happened to be nearby in his department police car. He quickly made a U-turn when he witnessed the cows running by Saturday in LaPorte County. 

Capt. Derek Allen, a LaPorte County detective, as well as a number of volunteer firefighters and other onlookers, began corralling the calves as they moved south.

Police declined to identify the farmer whose cows had escaped.

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