http://www.nydailynews.com/news/2007/09/19/2007-09-19_wild_chase_after_cow_takes_cruise_throug.html<snip>
Mitropoulous called 911 and got an operator who thought he was a prankster. "She asked me what color the cow was and I said, 'Are you joking? It's a cow in New York City.'"
When it was finally determined there really was a four-legged fugitive - from somewhere - on the loose, cops began tracking Mitropoulous with a Global Positioning System device as he followed the cow.
"We must have gone about 2 miles," Mitropoulous said, "and it was running at a good pace for a while. I had to do 20
to keep up with it. I was driving right alongside. If I had a rope I would have grabbed him."
The chase ended when the cow turned into a yard next to a three-story building at 85-22 144thSt., where it was trapped by more than a dozen radio cars and Fire Department vehicles.
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on edit: If you hate the Daily news like I do, here's a link to the 1010WINS story
http://www.1010wins.com/Wandering-Cow-Caught-in-Queens-Yard/966562