Offbeat | Big tortoise found strolling in Los Angeles suburb

At least officers didn’t have to issue a speeding ticket when they spotted a giant tortoise ambling down a street suburban Los Angeles.
The Alhambra Police Department joked on its Facebook page that the 68-kilogram reptile was captured Saturday afternoon after a brief pursuit.
“The tortoise did try to make a run for it; but, our officers are pretty fast,” the post said.
It took two officers to heft the hard-shelled creature into a patrol car. They then took the reptile to the local police station before turning it over to animal control authorities.
Giant tortoises are not indigenous to the Los Angeles area.
Police are asking anyone with a big tortoise that went missing this weekend to contact them. They aren’t sure if this one escaped or was abandoned by its owner.