Police corral urban goat herd after midnight Los Angeles stroll

This photo provided by the West Covina, Calif., Police Department shows sheep, goats and a donkey strolling through the suburban West Covina neighborhood east of Los Angeles on Thursday, Jan. 25, 2018. (West Covina Police Department)

WEST COVINA, Calif. — It was less an arrest than a roundup.

Police say a donkey led more than a dozen sheep and goats on a stroll through a suburban West Covina neighbourhood east of Los Angeles.

Police were called around 12:30 a.m. Thursday by reports of a herd of animals walking the streets.

The animals were finally corralled with the help of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.

Authorities say the animals escaped their owners’ property in neighbouring Valinda through an unsecured gate.

The owner was contacted and took the herd back home.

No injuries were reported but police say it raised a few eyebrows among officers who thought they’d seen it all.

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