She is now steadily putting on weight and recovering from a broken leg

Finally she was captured this week and taken to an animal hospital

Police tried to rescue her multiple times but she ran away

The dog was trapped on a median strip on Highway 99 in Galt, California

A German Shepherd who had been living in the median strip of a Los Angeles highway for over a month - and became known as 'Freeway Frida' - has finally been rescued by police.

The LAPD said they got repeated calls from passers-by that the dog appeared to be stuck on the strip of Highway 99 near Simmerhorn Road in Galt.

However each time officers went to try and help the dog, she managed to get away.

But after an estimated five weeks living on the median, she was finally captured and is now being cared for at VCA Bradshaw Animal Hospital in Elk Grove.

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Freeway Frida: The LAPD said they got repeated calls from passers-by that the dog appeared to be stuck on the strip of Highway 99 in Galt, but she kept running away when they went to rescue her

Trapped: The dog was living on this median strip on Highway 99 in Galt. Police were worried for her safety

Frida, seen here with officer Sylvia Coehlo, is now being cared for at VCA Bradshaw Animal Hospital

Galt police officer Sylvia Coelho said the rescue was a joint effort between police and the CHP.

'People have been calling the police department reporting that they keep seeing this dog, but every time we're out there, we can never find the dog,' officer Coelho told KTLA 5 News.

'And with the help and assistance of CHP, who were awesome to assist us, we were able to catch her finally after almost five weeks of being in the median.

'Once CHP was able to get the snare on her, she fought a little bit, but then she subsided and just laid down, and those big brown eyes were looking up at us like ''please help me''.'

The officers who had previously searched for the dog had nicknamed her 'Freeway Frida' and the name - Frida, anyway - has since stuck.

Good girl: Frida is now recovering from a broken leg. She was also malnourished. Her doctor says she is domesticated and police want to find her owner

Treatment: After an estimated five weeks living on the median, Frida was finally captured and is now being cared for at VCA Bradshaw Animal Hospital in Elk Grove

Dr. Mike Johnson from CA Bradshaw Animal Hospital said of Frida: 'And just the way that she acted when she came in here, you could tell that she was looking for a home.'

Frida weighed just 44 pounds when she arrived at the hospital.

However she is steadily gaining weight and now weighs between 65 and 75 pounds.

She is also suffering from a broken leg, likely from being hit by a car.

Dr. Johnson estimates her age as about 5 or 6 years old.