Tortoise makes a break for it, found under peach tree enjoying a snack
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By Sara Tenenbaum
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Illinois (WBBM) — A quick response from Arlington Heights police helped catch as slow-moving culprit.
The owners of a 60-pound tortoise initially posted to a Palatine Facebook page that their pet had gone missing Saturday afternoon. The owner said he was last seen near Wilkie and Oakton.
Arlington Heights police posted a day later they had received a report of a large tortoise on the loose. They were able to respond quickly and found the runaway reptile near a peach tree, chowing down on peaches.
After he was done enjoying his snack, the officers captured him and reunited him with his owners.
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