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STURGIS | A rogue cow eluded capture by law enforcement for more than 30 minutes while trotting down city streets Wednesday afternoon in Sturgis.

The animal escaped from Sturgis Meat Service around 2:40 p.m. on the west end of town just off Lazelle Street.

The black hulk of an animal, which weighed about 700 pounds, was first spotted on west Main Street near Sturgis Laundry. An officer gave chase, but the cow picked up speed.

"We tried to corral her before the kids were expected to get out of school," said Sturgis Police Chief Geody VanDewater.

But the cow had different plans.

It made it all the way down Junction Avenue to its intersection with Boulevard Street near LifeSpring Wesleyan Church. The animal did an about-face and headed back downtown.

The cow broke through a fence at one point, trotted past the Meade County Erskine Building then headed west toward Fifth Street, which turns into Ball Park Road. Motorists headed to Sturgis Elementary School to pick up children were lined up on Fifth Street while law enforcement chased the animal.