<div><p>A day in the life of a police officer can be anywhere from dangerous to routine. After receiving a call, officers often have no idea what situation they'll encounter when they arrive at their destination. It was no different for Sergeant Daniel Fitzpatrick from Belfast, Maine. </p><p>While making his rounds, the Fitzpatrick got a strange call. A woman had captured two pygmy goats in her garage and they were eating all of the cat food. </p><p>According to the woman, she had spotted the runaway goats wandering the streets and shut them up in her garage until authorities could bring them back home. </p><div><figure><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/17991883_10154763782152880_1363020736179272796_n.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/17991883_10154763782152880_1363020736179272796_n_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/17991883_10154763782152880_1363020736179272796_n_GH_content_650px.jpg 650w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/17991883_10154763782152880_1363020736179272796_n_GH_content_750px.jpg 750w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/17991883_10154763782152880_1363020736179272796_n_GH_content_850px.jpg 850w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/17991883_10154763782152880_1363020736179272796_n_GH_content_950px.jpg 950w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img><figcaption class="op-vertical-center"><cite>Facebook</cite></figcaption></figure></div><p>"The woman who called had found them on High Street, and had somehow gotten them corralled into her garage, and she closed the garage door," <a href="https://www.thedodo.com/police-pick-up-goats-2376908652.html">said Fitzpatrick</a>. "She called the police department because we act as the animal control officers in Belfast."</p><p><!-- [invalid-shortcode] --></p><p>When he arrived and the woman opened the garage door, Fitzpatrick saw something bizarre.</p><p>"I saw two small goats <a href="https://www.shared.com/we-arent-kidding-this-new-fitness-trend-will-have-you-flocking-to-the-gym/">jumping from one spot to another</a> on a cat entertainment center, eating cat food," <a href="https://www.thedodo.com/police-pick-up-goats-2376908652.html">he said</a>.</p><div><figure><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/18034003_10154763781042880_8346018110051219777_n.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/18034003_10154763781042880_8346018110051219777_n_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/18034003_10154763781042880_8346018110051219777_n_GH_content_650px.jpg 650w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img><figcaption class="op-vertical-center"><cite>Facebook</cite></figcaption></figure></div><p>The officer later discovered the culprit's names were Louis and Mowgli. He took the unruly pair to his police cruiser and they settled into the back seat like a pair of true criminals. </p><p>Fitzpatrick didn't expect to have a day like this. He cruised around with his <a href="https://www.shared.com/this-pajama-party-is-the-most-adorable-thing-you-will-see-today/">adorable passengers</a>, enjoying every minute.</p><div><figure><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/pri_374178871.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/pri_374178871_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img><figcaption class="op-vertical-center"><cite>Sgt. Daniel P. Fitzpatrick II/Belfast Police Department via AP</cite></figcaption></figure></div><p><!-- [invalid-shortcode] --></p><p>Go to the next page to find out what happened to the two goats!</p><p></p><p></p><p>"It was a nice day yesterday, and I rolled the windows down," <a href="https://www.thedodo.com/police-pick-up-goats-2376908652.html">Fitzpatrick said</a>. "Mowgli seemed pretty content just falling asleep in the back, while [Louis] went from window to window, sticking his head out and bleating like he was having a great time."</p><p>To keep the mischievous pair happy, Fitzpatrick fed the goats bits of carrots and celery. He even opened the <a href="https://www.thedodo.com/police-pick-up-goats-2376908652.html">Plexiglas divider</a> so the goats could see into the front of the vehicle. </p><div><figure><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/980x--39-.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/980x--39-_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/980x--39-_GH_content_650px.jpg 650w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img><figcaption class="op-vertical-center"><cite>Belfast Police Department</cite></figcaption></figure></div><p>In an effort to find their owner, he circled the town for two hours. Every so often, he'd stop to take photos of the goats and uploaded them to the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/74867262879/photos/pcb.10154763783007880/10154763782612880/?type=3&theater">Police Department's Facebook</a> page. </p><p>Eventually, the daughter of the goats' owner noticed the post and directed police where to drop the goats off. The owner, who lived right across the street from the woman who discovered the goats, didn't even notice they had escaped. </p><p><!-- [invalid-shortcode] --></p><div><figure><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/980x--40-.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/980x--40-_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/980x--40-_GH_content_650px.jpg 650w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img><figcaption class="op-vertical-center"><cite>Belfast Police Department</cite></figcaption></figure></div><p>"[The owner] was very happy that nothing had happened to them, and she was just very glad that we took care of them while we could," <a href="https://www.thedodo.com/police-pick-up-goats-2376908652.html">Fitzpatrick said</a>.</p><div><figure><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/18057991_10154763782612880_7702368543651197346_n.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/18057991_10154763782612880_7702368543651197346_n_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/18057991_10154763782612880_7702368543651197346_n_GH_content_650px.jpg 650w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/18057991_10154763782612880_7702368543651197346_n_GH_content_750px.jpg 750w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/18057991_10154763782612880_7702368543651197346_n_GH_content_850px.jpg 850w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/18057991_10154763782612880_7702368543651197346_n_GH_content_950px.jpg 950w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img><figcaption class="op-vertical-center"><cite>Facebook</cite></figcaption></figure></div><p>After the goats were safely back in their pen, the officer said they were "good company" and joked that he would include goats <a href="http://metro.co.uk/2017/04/24/police-officer-picks-up-two-goats-then-cruises-around-taking-selfies-6593518/">as part of the police budget</a>. </p><p><!-- [invalid-shortcode] --></p><p>"I can tell you that the <a href="https://www.shared.com/smiling-goats-2201655424/">goats were a lot better behaved</a> and cleaner than some of the [people] we've had on the back of our control cars as of late," <a href="https://www.thedodo.com/police-pick-up-goats-2376908652.html">Fitzpatrick told The Dodo</a>. "They were a pleasure to have along. We had a fantastic time."</p><p><strong>Did this post make you smile? SHARE with all your friends!</strong></p><p></p></div>
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