Not your typical police chase – wayward calf loose on bypass

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Here, the wayward calf is safe in custody in the owner’s trailer after being chased by Newnan Police along the Highway 34 bypass and Jackson Street on Monday.

By JOHN A. WINTERS
john@newnan.com
Editor’s note: Today The Newnan Times-Herald reporter John Winters has a twist on the crime beat as he shares the tale of a calf chase along a busy Newnan highway.
Having grown up in Oklahoma, I am quite familiar with the famous cattle drives of yore.
And for those of you into Westerns, I’m sure you’ve watched John Wayne and others do the whole “herd ‘em up and head ‘em out.”
Occasionally, however, one obstinate calf-a-roo will not play nice. And so the cowboys will get on their horses and herd the laggard back into the herd.
Pretty simple when you’ve got a horse, rope and the open plains.
Doing so in an urban environment, however, presents a wee bit different scenario. The term “herding cats” comes to mind.
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