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A kangaroo wearing a red jacket was found hopping loose in Texas, baffling police. Officers located its owner, Jack, and safely returned the stylish marsupial home.
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Jacket-wearing kangaroo discovered hopping along roadside by baffled cops

Lee Bullen
Last updated: 2025/03/05 at 12:45 PM
Lee Bullen
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A kangaroo in a red jacket. (Picture: Jam Press)
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A kangaroo wearing a jacket has been discovered at the side of a road by baffled cops.

The fashionable animal, which was found hopping loose in the countryside, was sporting a trendy red top with long sleeves.

Officers later tracked down Jack, the kangaroo’s owner, and he was returned home safe and well.

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The kangaroo was found in Fayette County, between San Antonio and Houston in Texas, US, on 27 February, as reported by What’s The Jam.

A kangaroo wearing a red jacket was found hopping loose in Texas, baffling police. Officers located its owner, Jack, and safely returned the stylish marsupial home.
Officer Gonzales with the kangaroo in a red jacket. (Picture: Jam Press)

Photos showed Officer Gonzales with a huge grin on his face as he posed next to the missing marsupial.

A force spokesperson said: “Deputy Gonzales has responded to a loose kangaroo wearing a red jacket in the area of Farek Loth and FM 609.

“Yes we are serious… we couldn’t make this up if we wanted to.

A kangaroo wearing a red jacket was found hopping loose in Texas, baffling police. Officers located its owner, Jack, and safely returned the stylish marsupial home.
A kangaroo in a red jacket. (Picture: Jam Press)

“Is your kangaroo missing?

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“Please contact dispatch if you are missing your marsupial friend.”

The department later posted an update which read: “Jack’s human was located and he has been returned home.”

The post delighted local residents.

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A kangaroo wearing a red jacket was found hopping loose in Texas, baffling police. Officers located its owner, Jack, and safely returned the stylish marsupial home.
A kangaroo in a red jacket. (Picture: Jam Press)

One said: “I would like to see the look on the dispatchers’ face: ‘I would like to report a kangaroo hopping down the street, by the way he’s wearing a red smoking jacket’.”

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Krispin added: “I Love this kinda news any day. It’s been too much hate, too much death, too much drugs, bust stuff etc.”

Kelsey remarked: “This right here is why I wouldn’t be able to be a cop, I would have struggled-snuggle that thing into the back of the cop car and made it my new partner.”

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Bill said: “Must have ditched cigar before sheriff came.”

Rachel added: “And he needs a bigger jacket.”

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