Police and pigs.

Whatever your relationship with the boys in blue, it's a nickname that's pretty much stuck.

Which makes this photo of a "suspect" in the custody of Shelby Township police in Michigan even better.

The pig was apprehended after chasing down local resident, Debbie DeRiemaecker, while she was gardening.

Officers caught the offender after it got distracted by a lawn ornament.

The pig didn't go down without a fight, though.

Not only was it pictured grinning as it was driven off to the station, the pig left a bit of a present for officers in the back of the car as well.

The owner of the pig, called Daisy, was eventually tracked down and came to collect his pet.

He also offered to clean the back of the cruiser.

The police department has since put a video of Daisy the pig on its Facebook page, which has been posting live updates on the story and picking up plenty of followers as a result.

Deputy police Chief Mark Coil told the Detroit News: "I've seen pigs at large, dogs at large, monkeys at large, parakeets at large, horses at large. For some odd reason Shelby Township is like Noah's ark."

Unfortunately, this is one animal that isn't welcome in the ark.

After consulting the local law books, it was discovered pigs aren't allowed to be kept as pets in residential areas of Shelby.

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