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BELFAST, Maine — Police in Maine have picked up some adorable intruders after two miniature goats escaped from their home and wandered the streets.

A Belfast police officer responded Sunday morning to find the pygmy goats in a woman’s garage. They had been snacking on cat food. Officer Daniel Fitzpatrick used a cat leash to lead them into his squad car.

The trio drove around looking for the goats’ owner as Fitzpatrick fed them carrots and celery. Belfast is a seaport town about 45 miles east of Augusta.

The daughter of the goats’ owner saw Fitzpatrick’s Facebook post and picked up the pair, named Louis and Mowgli — but not before Fitzpatrick snapped a selfie with the duo.

Fitzpatrick called the runaways “good company” and joked about adding patrol goats to the next police budget.

— The Associated Press

Police Sgt. Dan Fitzpatrick takes a selfie with two pygmy goats he picked up on while patrol in Belfast, Maine. Belfast police via Facebook
https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/web1_GoatsAndCop.jpg.optimal.jpgPolice Sgt. Dan Fitzpatrick takes a selfie with two pygmy goats he picked up on while patrol in Belfast, Maine. Belfast police via Facebook

A pygmy goat sits in Sgt. Dan Fitzpatrick’s patrol car in Belfast, Maine. (Belfast police via Facebook)
https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/web1_GoatInSquadCar.jpg.optimal.jpgA pygmy goat sits in Sgt. Dan Fitzpatrick’s patrol car in Belfast, Maine. (Belfast police via Facebook)