𝐑𝐔𝐍𝐀𝐖𝐀𝐘 𝐄𝐌𝐔 𝐂𝐀𝐏𝐓𝐔𝐑𝐄𝐃 𝐁𝐘 𝐒𝐉𝐒𝐎, 𝐒𝐀𝐅𝐄𝐋𝐘 𝐑𝐄𝐔𝐍𝐈𝐓𝐄𝐃 𝐖𝐈𝐓𝐇 𝐎𝐖𝐍𝐄𝐑𝐒

On January 9, 2026, SJSO responded to a runaway emu on County Road 13. Cpl. Keisler attempted to secure the emu, but the large bird ignored his commands, kicked several times using its large talons, and fled on foot recklessly. After a short chase, Cpl. Keisler corner the emu, secured it with a makeshift lasso, and handcuffed its legs to render the talons useless.

"𝘐𝘯 𝘮𝘺 25 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘴, 𝘐'𝘷𝘦 𝘯𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘤𝘶𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘯 𝘦𝘮𝘶," 𝘊𝘱𝘭. 𝘒𝘦𝘪𝘴𝘭𝘦𝘳 𝘴𝘢𝘪𝘥. "𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘥𝘦𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘢 𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘰𝘯𝘦."

Cpl. Keisler made every effort to detain the emu without causing harm or injury to the animal. The emu was reunited with its owners and returned home safely. All criminal charges against the emu were dropped.